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Welcome To A World Of 500-Megapixel Cameras, And Surveillance Systems Able To Zoom In On Small Objects A Kilometer Awayfrom the coming-soon-to-a-smartphone-near-you deptHere on Techdirt, we love digital technology.
It's easy to imagine how 500-megapixel cameras, or surveillance systems that can zoom in on details a kilometer away, might be abused by governments or companies to carry out new levels of covert surveillance.
Moreover, there's no sign yet of any slowdown in the constantly increasing power of digital technology.
It's only a matter of time before there are 5-gigapixel cameras, or surveillance systems that can zoom in on details ten kilometers away.
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