US To Employ Overhead Spying Domestically

Slashdot mentions an article in the Washington Post about the Bush administration's announcement last Friday to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said that his department will activate their new domestic satellite surveillance office in stages. Sophisticated overhead sensor data will be used for law enforcement once privacy and civil rights concerns are resolved.

Congress last October delayed launch of the DHS office that would coordinate law-enforcement requests for satellite and other technical data and demanded answers to legal questions about the program. The administration supplied answers that some Congress members characterized as inadequate.

See the full article at washingtonpost.com.