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Airport Monitoring of Travellers via Blackberry

Posted by timothy on from the if-you-have-nussink-to-hide dept.

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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  1. More from the press release factory by twigstamc420 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I can't believe how often something that was a press release turned news story actually makes the front page of /.