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FBI Data Mining For More Than Just Terrorists
jcatcw writes "Computerworld reports that the FBI is using data mining programs to track more than just terrorists. The program's original focus was to identify potential terrorists, but additional patterns have been developed for identity theft rings, fraudulent housing transactions, Internet pharmacy fraud, automobile insurance fraud, and health-care-related fraud. From the article: 'In a statement, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the report [on the data mining] was four months late and raised more questions than it answered. The report "demonstrates just how dramatically the Bush administration has expanded the use of [data mining] technology, often in secret, to collect and sift through Americans' most sensitive personal information," he said. At the same time, the report provides an "important and all-too-rare ray of sunshine on the department's data mining activities," Leahy said. It would give Congress a way to conduct "meaningful oversight" he said.'"
... no SHIT, Dr. Brilliance.
Why are you so determined to miss the point?
Regardless of the reason that the story was posted again, the fact that it had previously been posted does not equate to "nothing to see here". In fact there's quite a lot, as I detailed in my comment here, to see here.
I added that yes, posting the story again might be justified simply to keep the topic on the frunt page, as an additional point to consider, not a supporting point for my original response to you.
In yet other words that might make this even clearer, in the case of important topics such as this, it might be beneficial to not gripe about the "slackness of the editors", as it works out in our favor to have more discussion about the issue.
Put more bluntly, go complain about iPhone posts.