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NSA to Become Government Net 'Traffic Cop?'

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the traffic-redirector dept.

OriginalArlen writes "The NSA may be appointed 'Internet traffic cop', overseeing data sharing among US government agencies for Homeland Security, according to an A.P. report on SecurityFocus. Apparently the aim is to improve security of all government networks." This would seem to follow in the footsteps of creating the Department of Homeland Security, since the aim is to enable better sharing of data between government institutions.

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  1. Billllionsss and billllionssss by Doc+Ruby · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Tom Delay (R-TX) gets NASA a big new budget after Bush's reelection, and NASA gets a huge gig spying on Americans. Totally unrelated to space research, but under the cover of all kinds of exciting space missions that may or may not materialize. These Republicans have no lower limit in perverting our government and its astronomical $2.5 TRILLION budget

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