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TIA Preview: Here's Lookin' At You

Posted by timothy on from the but-why-won't-you-trust-us dept.

cosmosis points to this interesting glimpse presented on Cryptome at ways in which the proposed "Total Information Awareness" system currently being touted as a way to fight terrorism could be abused. It's also a reminder that there's plenty of possibly sensitive information on you and your neighbors that's floating out there already.

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  1. Re:poor poindexter by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 1, Redundant
    I can see the promotional material for this event now:

    "Just show up, to be the first on our list!

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  2. NOYFB, P (A simple protest) by angelo · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Start spreading this around at the bottom of your emails:

    "NOY[F]B, P"

    "None Of Your [Fucking] Business, Poindexter". The 'F' is optional, of course.

    (And Extrans is broken. Plain Old Text allows links, but Extrans does not. I'm not surprised.)

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    Lowmag.net