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
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mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Steve
Dempsey
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:41 PM
To:
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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
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