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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. The system is called.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The internet.

  2. Obvious by MindNumbingOblivion · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I for one welcomerqs$$%#@[no carrier]

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  3. The Big Secret... by glass_window · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And it will be powerd by... MS Excel!

  4. I hope they're running Windoze by ICECommander · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I for one hope that they're running a good mission critical OS like Windows ME. Can you say "exploit"?

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  5. Microsoft Registration by WhitePanther5000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why not just query the Microsoft Registration Database? Everyone uses it and it won't cost the senate a thing! Well except for the minor license fees they place on every profile...