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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?
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.
They probably already have it. You'll be contacted if there's anything they think you need to know.
Only in a Slashdot fantasy can a Slackware install turn into several hours of sex . . . . .