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DARPA to Fund TIA Study
clonebarkins writes "Federal Computer Week has an article on a DARPA-funded study of privacy-related concerns related to TIA. "We envision software that will mask the identity of any individual whose pattern of activities triggers the suspicion of investigators," says the program manager of the Information and Intelligence Exploitation Division. Yeah, sure--that'll happen about as soon as Ashcroft converts to Islam."
Because after all, masking the identity of individuals who the Defense Department thinks might be a threat is the WHOLE POINT, right?
7 November 2006: The day Americans realized corruption and incompetence weren't addressing 11 September 2001
Yeah, sure--that'll happen about as soon as Ashcroft converts to Islam.
Can we please have the submitters refrain from making editorial comments in their story submissions? Please use the Comments section like everyone else. We get enough of being told what to believe from the mass media. We don't need it on slashdot, too.
My request is directed towards editors, as well.
GMD
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And in theory, communism worked beautifully. Too bad no one thought it through to the nth iteration...
It would be interesting to see details on how
1.) 'Threatening' patterns and their levels are selected, and
2.) How someone could spam the system with threatening activity.
Mmmm...spam...
why even have any sort of inter active website, with commentary being a main part of the whole construct?
That's the deal here, come up with an article, use your born with rights to drop an opinion, add more links to support your case, perhaps, and so on. Get the ball rolling. That's a valid point he made, it's a sarcastic comment to make a political point-what the government says and what it does is more often than not two different things. That is called "lying" what they do a lot, and there's so much evidence of it now that anything big brother inc says should be taken with several large handfuls of salt. ESPECIALLY when it comes to privacy concerns, actually following constitutional law, respecting people's BORN-WITH not government-granted "rights". They are big fat lying goons when it comes to that, the editor was being too kind if you ask me. And they think they own you, that they have all the power, and you don't, and they can throw you a bone at their leisure. Goons. I wouldn't buy a used skateboard from them, let alone believe them on anything really important. Putting poindexter in charge? That guy? Mr blatantly lie to congress? Mr. veracity himself? Ha!
I do believe, though, their entire purpose was summed up quite nicely with that first symbol they used for TIA, the all seeing cult control eye over the planet, and the word "total". Now that I believe, that is their true intentions, now it's spin control, just like they spin most everything.
Just like at waco when the tank was smashing it's way in and they kept broadcasting "THIS IS NOT AN ASSAULT!"
Puh-leeze. Slashdot is news for nerds, stuff that matters, then we discuss it, cuss it, opinionate on it, rant on and rave on. It's a nice formula,it's not perfect but it "works" and all in all it ain't that "broken". Ya we get some dupes, oh well, if you missed it before it's handy, if you saw it before easy enough to not click on it. Besides that I am just not seeing this website being "wrong", it's pretty good really. If all you want is raw data, try google news. really easy to use and navigate. Of course, all or most of those articles are spun as well, just the nature of the reporting/politics/business beast. It's almost impossible to find anything news-like written by a human that doesn't have an opinion angle included with it. The article submitters and editors are "human", it's just going to happen. It just is. Everyone here has a free shot at it, to submit their own story for discussion. There are more important things to be upset over.
my 2 coins, nothing personal at all
Question 6: How will privacy issues be resolved?
...so, uh, I'm supposed to trust my Congresscritters, including Her Holiness Dianne Feinstein, as well as the Department of Defense, to keep the DoD from prying into my life?
Answer: Congress will have the major role in resolving any privacy issues that result from TIA research. All TIA research complies with all privacy laws, without exception. In addition, the oversight boards that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics has established will ensure that TIA develops its products and disseminates them in a manner consistent with public policy concerns.
Riiiiiiiiiiiight.
Zaphod B
When duplication is outlawed, only outlaws will have
--I understand that point. Guess it's a matter of taste then, I don't care about it all that much. I also know should I choose to I can submit my own articles, with whatever little quips I want to insert. I like a zesty forum! Not flame wars and vulgar city, just *zesty*, lotta action. I think part of the deal is, you DO get to put your own little synopsis here with an article submission. If you couldn't, it would be basically a link and the article authors headline title, and that's it. Or it would be pretty dry and droll. who wants that? It's the little payoff, the "bonus", for being a contributor that the website-slashdot- gives to the voluntary article submitters , the only thing they get that makes it worthwhile for anyone to want to spend the time to find an interestinf article, write up the synopisis, submit it, and then maybe to share it. Else, no point, find article, read it to yourself. Wait for "the other guy" to submit an article. Wait for the editors to do it. Depending on "the other guy" to do stuff just doesn't always work. If they disallowed a "free" type of synopsis, I would wager article submissions would drop off considerably. That's just a guess and opinion, but bet I'm right on that one.
The really main *thing* I have noticed, running and moderating forums since 97, if a forum isn't zesty, it won't get used. You got to prime the pump all the time, or your forumites do it, or that forum goes bye bye. Sometimes it helps to drop something "controversial" just to get discussions going on them. Opinions usually work for that purpose. Having them included right off the bat in the lead synopsis isn't that bad, as long as they aren't completely misleading to the actual text of the article, IMO. I think we can all read around an opinion, it's just some words on a screen after all.
Two nazi code breakers are able to crack into the all-in-one TIA database with records from *all* government departments. They are looking for a famous defector so they can "neutralize" him.
nazi 1: OK, we're in. What do we search for?
nazi 2: How about, "world famous physicist"
(types on keyboard)
nazi 1: Wow, we have a match. But wait, the name is 31nst31n. What gives?
nazi 2: Hmm, I don't knew. Check if he has purchased white lab coats recently.
(searches again)
nazi 1: Yup. A closet full. Hey, and look the second credit card belongs to Mrs. Einstein!
nazi 2: Good work. Find their home address and work hours while I put on my fake nose and moustache...
nazi 1: Yes sir. And while I'm at it, I'll find out who thought up this Total Information Absolutism and give him a raise!
nazi 2: No. It stands for Thoroughly Imbibed Alcoholics. Get it straight.
If we don't like these various ways the government is trying to gain information about us, why don't we protest in good /. fasion? By this I mean, do it the backwards and intelligent way. So the gov wants our info? Fill the system with faulty info, eg: borrow wierd books from the library, or whatever will mess with the system. Let them have their toys, lets just make the output pointless and useless garbage.
If we tell them we don't want them to do it, and make it pointless for them to do it, that might make them stop. After all, without results, what is the point?
Don't like the system? FInd a way to mess with it! :)
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