Airport Monitoring of Travellers via Blackberry

glhturbo writes "According to this article in Mass. High Tech, Massachusetts State Police stationed at Logan Airport will soon have access (via Blackberry handhelds) to "7 billion records" containing information on "nearly 98 percent of the U.S. population, including, for example, a person's prior residence and with whom he or she lived, criminal information, court filings, vehicles owned, and even restricted government data." The database is from a Massachusetts company, LocatePlus, started by a former policeman who was "on the waiting list for the FBI". Seems like a good tool, but major potential for abuse, and hopefully no false identifications."

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Too late for comment?

[benow]

I was going to comment on the increasing lack of openness in the 'States, but it's looks to falling on dead (or perhaps ears in love with being sold the sweet stench of mass broadcasted self defeat). At best, this kind of action could be seen as an interesting experiment in social organization, however, I think it's more the case that inevitably the one way forward seems so right because it's the only way that's permitted (overtly or not). What are the chances that the right way forward appeals to the 16 year old male demographic. Embrace the homogeny. Stick that in your database and mine it.

Cant .. stand .. it (was: s e p e r a t e )

[AceyMan]

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Come on people, y'all can do better!