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Senate Wants Database Dragnet
Doc Ruby writes "Wired reports that the "Senate could pass a bill as early as Wednesday evening that would let government counter-terrorist investigators instantly query a massive system of interconnected commercial and government databases that hold billions of records on Americans".
would let government counter-terrorist investigators instantly query a massive system of interconnected commercial and government databases that hold billions of records on Americans
OMG! They gave the government access to google!
Isn't it a little late to be reporting this? How are we supposed to Slashdot Congress at this late hour?
"Cor! What about a citizen's right to privacy, flatfoot!"
"Congress and the Justice Department have given us our mandate. Your with us or your against us, ma'am."
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
I hear that they are going to save money by hosting the entire database in a couple of GMail accounts.
When you have nothing left to burn you must set yourself on fire
Oh wait, they have to find some "October surprise" dirt on the challenger before the November election!
Now it makes sense.
Don't think that a small group of dedicated individuals can't change the world. It's the only thing that ever has.
-- Thou hast strayed far from the path of the Avatar.
This sounds like a great idea at first till you realise the first step is for everyone to post AC on Slashdot.
Will someone please think of the karma!!!
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Now the dangerous likes of Ted Kennedy and Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens won't be able to do anything!
It itches, a lot.
AHA! It must be the Communist Party! ... Wha...?!
You have to write a wicked long join.