US Shuts Down Controversial Anti-Terror Database

coondoggie writes "The massive anti-terror database established by the US government has been criticized for keeping track of regular everyday citizens. Computerworld reports that as of September 17th, the database will be shut down. 'The Threat and Local Observation Notices or TALON, was established in 2002 by then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz as a way to collect and evaluate information about possible threats to U.S. service members and defense civilians all over the world. Congress and others protested its apparent use as an unauthorized citizen tracking database. The TALON system came under fire in 2005 for improperly storing information about some civilian individuals and non-government-affiliated groups on its database. The Air Force developed TALON... in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as a way to gather data on possible terrorist threats. Anti-war groups and other organizations, protested after it was revealed last year that the military had monitored anti-war activities, organizations and individuals who attended peace rallies.'"

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You Mean An Activist Like This One?

[aquatone282]

I'm sure Ms. Stewart was a big fan of non-violent political activism.

I don't care if you're non-violent or not, if you're communicating with the enemy, we (the American public as represented by our government) want to know why.

And we have every right to that knowledge.

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[ee_moss]

This site's logo should be \.

Because it and its users lean so far left.

Re:slashdotliberalwhining?

[ArcherB]

Your drunk driving correlation is incorrect. Laws to stop drunk driving != keeping tabs on every single American just in case they might drunk drive.

The GP brought up drunk driving. But since you responded, this database doesn't keep tabs every American either, so I guess it does fit and your correlation is incorrect.

How do those living in such constant fear even go to sleep at night? Oh, yeah -- by blindly trusting their daddy government to keep those scary terrorists at bay.
Funny, an AC calls me a coward.
Go back and read my posts. It's not fear that keeps me up at night. It's rage. It puts me in a rage knowing that these people want to kill you and me. I don't need my government to protect me. I need them to kill the bastards that want to kill us all, the slower, the better!

As a conservative, I find it unlikely that I can vote Republican ever again.
Then you're really not a conservative are you? Who will you vote for, Hillary? Obama? Edwards? Please!