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Russia Declassifies Satellite Earth-Sensing Data.

posted by martyb on Monday December 29 2014, @01:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the 4-October-1957 dept.

AnonTechie writes:

The Russian government declassified the Earth-sensing data received from civilian domestic and foreign satellites according to the Russian legislation. The Russian government said Friday it will provide public access to previously classified Earth-sensing data received from domestic and foreign satellites.

"The Earth-sensing data received from civilian domestic and foreign satellites are no longer considered state secrets and it will be open to public access in line with the Russian legislation," the government said in a statement posted on its legal database portal.

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20141219/1016039079.html

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 30 2014, @05:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 30 2014, @05:50PM (#130260)

    Everything goes with them if the USA does not stop

    I am thinking most of what you need is already found on 'maps.google.com'.

    Declassifying is just one less headache for them. Maintaining secrecy is exppeeeensive and in this case gained them very little.

    Once the CIA/FBI/NSA get their heads out of their ass and stop looking for a boogymen around every corner I expect the same from them. They were well on their way before 9/11. Things are just reverting back to norms. People seem to think everything radically changes. It doesnt, its not like the movies. It takes years and slowly changes. Take for example the american revolution. That was not a radical change. It was basically the americans writing down what they were doing already in practice. They kicked out the ceremony of bowing to the crown. Even if england had won not much would have changed (look at canada).

    Shocking action
    The only thing that is shocking is considering how secretive they are and they decided 'fuck it, lets stop farting around with this'. That is the only thing shocking. All of their 'enemies' already have this info (either by theft of sensing it themselves). They are basically propping the barn door open. They are probably hoping someone like google will put it up for free and organize it for them.