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Keeping An Eye On Total Information Awareness

Posted by Hemos on from the watching-the-watchers-who-watch-the-watching dept.

mesozoic writes "Wired is running a story about hackers publishing John Poindexter's personal information (like satellite photos of his home) to protest the proposed Total Information Awareness system. This is just too funny, and it may even raise a few more eyebrows among the national media."

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  1. Just a Childish Prank... by reallocate · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ...on a par with the usual juvenile Halloween vandalism. It's only impact will be to discredit the adults in the room.

    That a Slashdot editor put down his comic book long enough to find this two-day old story so funny tells us a lot.

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  2. Re:Interesting-- the "re-education" of America? by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you had to go and spoil it, didn't you? No, there's no correlation between being free and owning a gun. the average Dutch citizen is a lot freer than you but he doesn't carry a gun. And why the FUCK would you take your daughter shooting? Just trying to make sure she gets killed in a gunfight someday? Maniac.

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  3. Re:Oh, come on. by Getzen · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Unlike most of the /. crowd, I have a lot of faith in the Bush administration to not abuse any information gathering system. Yes, I know the Clinton crew gathered hundreds of FBI files on its Republican adversaries, but we're dealing with a far more upstanding administration now. In this time of terrorism, I'm scared enough to allow the government a bit of latitude in its security efforts.

    What I am concerned about is the longevity of the system. Like any government program, once it's in place it will be almost impossible to get rid of. Once the threat of terrorism has subsided (hopefully, we'll live to see that day), there needs to be a mechanism to shut down any systems that are inappropriate during peacetime. I don't trust future administrations or lawmakers to do that on their own.

  4. Re:I would...but one voice gets drowned out by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    I know I'm being a nitpicking a$$hole here, but if that was how the question was worded, exactly, only C would be correct. A date in 2003 or 2004 could not have already passed as indicated by the word 'was'. Sorry.

    BZZZZZT! And thank you for playing! Here's your lovely parting gift.

    You just fell victim to the (newly named) "Reverse Y2K syndrome".

    9/11/03 = 9/11/1903 or 9/11/1803 or ...
    9/11/04 = 9/11/1904 or 9/11/1804 or ...

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