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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. 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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    Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.