The New York Times reports on affordable miniature satellites that will soon be orbiting Earth and sending back frequent, low-cost snapshots from space. The data captured from such technology will be valuable, one expert says, perhaps used by insurance companies to take “before” and “after” views of insured property to validate claims, for example. But some may not be so excited about such surveillance, said New York University Prof. Mitchell Stephens, calling the satellite’s pictures “a Godlike view, looking down from the heavens.” (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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