swa66 - 3:24 am on Mar 14, 2009 (gmt 0)

I'll agree to the bad implementation, but where is the good idea at the basis of the law ?

What's the harm in a *satellite* image of a school or place of worship, or a government or medical building or facility ?

The street view stuff: I'll agree it's borderline on privacy issues, but satellite image resolutions in Google maps are by far not high enough to recognize anybody.

Moreover somebody needs to clue in lawmakers around the world that the Internet is way beyond their jurisdiction: E.g. one can buy satellite pictures on demand in far higher resolution made by former Russian spy satellites. Are they going to make purchasing and accessing or even possession of such images in CA illegal as well ?