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Senate Wants Database Dragnet

Posted by samzenpus on from the big-brother dept.

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".

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  1. billions of records? by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 4, Funny

    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!

  2. Wednesday evening? by ChipMonk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it a little late to be reporting this? How are we supposed to Slashdot Congress at this late hour?

  3. Sounds Complicated by Lev13than · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear that they are going to save money by hosting the entire database in a couple of GMail accounts.

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