Don't Worry, We're Not From The Government

PolarBear3 writes "It seems that MSNBC.com is reporting that the government (U.S.) is looking to the private sector to data mine against it's [citizens|terrorists] since they are prevented by law from doing so themselves. Two quotes: 'People in the government, very much so in the Justice Department, have been playing out a lust for information that is not consistent with who we have been as a nation' & 'A range of laws limits how government can collect and use information on its citizens. The private sector, by contrast, operates under fewer restrictions.' Seems to show a nation fighting itself."

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1984

[asciimonster]

Is this article implying that the Americans are actually worse than Bush jr.?

Whatch out: Big brother is watching you!

Data mining for dummies

[mabu]

Since conventional media wisdom indicates the terrorists hate us because they're jealous of our wonderfully capitalist way of life, it should be no problem to find them exploiting all our capitalist society has to offer. No using cash for transactions for these guys... not when they have the "Islamic Jihad Gold Visa" from BankOne!

Hired Thugs

[A55M0NKEY]

The FBI can't spy on you, cause they're the government and that would be against the law but they can just hire someone from the private sector to do it. What's next? The FBI can't beat information out of suspects or enter your house w/o a warrant so they hire thugs to do it for you? Oh right that would be too blatantly obvious, instead they get bail bondsmen to hire Bounty Hunters to do that... I swear the government is like the frikken Mafia sometimes sticking layers and layers of henchmen between themselves and the dirty work.