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Well, duh. We point spy satellites everywhere as well, for exactly the same reasons (and I'm pretty sure that a) nobody's going to quit using Google Earth and b) the government pays attention to what people chatter about in the GE forums and so on because some of that has intelligence value). All significant military powers maintain lists of strategic targets in other countries as a matter of course.

Next you'll be telling me that military compiles detailed maps of foreign nations for potential distribution to troops, and that we have spies on our payroll.




On the other hand, at a time when someone might be examining their opinions and conclusions on what limits governments should have on spying and information gathering on people living in the country's borders, it also seems prudent to examine actions governments take against those who don't live inside those borders.




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