According to an online Yahoo program, the Global Position System coordinates for the White House, probably one of the best-known publicly owned buildings in the world, are 38.898590 Latitude and -77.035971 Longitude. And since you know that, it's no big deal for the White House to know the coordinates for your front door, is it?
Some people think it is, and are upset over an army of some 140,000 workers hired in part with a $700 million taxpayer-funded contract to collect GPS readings for every front door in the nation.
The data collection, presented as preparation for the 2010 Census, is pinpointing with computer accuracy the locations and has raised considerable concern from privacy advocates who have questioned why the information is needed. The privacy advocates also are more than a little worried over what could be done with that information. ...
Article here. Anyone know, or can think of of what legitimate uses this info may be to the Census?
Putting on my Kevlar-lined tinfoil hat for a moment, I would note that knowing the GPS coordinates of your front door will allow the government to drop a GPS guided 500 lb bomb on your house -- no doubt occupied by all sorts of "right wing extremists" -- without the need for, say forward controllers to paint your house with a laser designator. Ok, tinfoil hat off. :)
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Laser designator? that's soo 1990s...
What can I say? It's an old tinfoil hat. :)
Although aren't many guided munitions dual mode (GPS / laser)?
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