SO WHICH IS IT! ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Ayre To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:04 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Geocaching or Spying? US visa forms ask if you have been a member of the NAZI party or are planning to overthrow the government. I wonder if anyone ever answers yes... Andy -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Steve Dempsey Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:41 PM To: az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com Subject: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Geocaching or Spying? Many countries operate by different rules than us - something you may be shocked to learn if you do any international travel. In the last year while making plans to travel to Russia I ran across a warning from the US state dept. recommending NOT to travel with a GPS receiver. The Russian government is still very paranoid about their "secrets". Anyone carrying a GPS could be considered a spy trying to get an accurate location of whatever nearby sensitive government facilities may exist - seen or unseen. If you want another example of their level of paranoia, take a look at their visa application. It practicaly asks for your entire family, education, and work history, and asks specifically what kind of military/weapons/nuclear engineering skills you may have. I'm sure this too will fall into history as more varieties of consumer electronics devices are appearing with built-in GPS (cameras, cell phones). All that being said, I believe satellite reception over most of Russia should be excellent. ;-) -Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com