DHS Ends Data-Mining Program

ExE122 writes "The Department of Homeland Security has "scrapped an ambitious anti-terrorism data-mining tool." The tool, called ADVISE, was being tested with live data rather than test data without having proper security in place. This program had already been under criticism by privacy advocates and members of Congress. However, according to the article, a DHS spokesman assures that the program will be restarted once the security and cost are re-evaluated."

Comments

Re:This is a dupe.

[Hatta]

No, this is a new program, which they're closing because of privacy and budget concerns. It was meant to replace the old program which was closed because of privacy and budget concerns. And to be sure, there will be another program which will be closed eventually because of privacy and budget concerns.

And Now For Something Completely Duped

[eldavojohn]

No, this is a new program, which they're closing because of privacy and budget concerns. It was meant to replace the old program which was closed because of privacy and budget concerns. And to be sure, there will be another program which will be closed eventually because of privacy and budget concerns. When they first came here, this was all a free country. Everyone said they were daft to build a data-mining program in a free country, but they built in all the same, just to show us. It sank into the swamp due to privacy & budget concerns. So they built a second one. That sank into the swamp due to privacy & budget concerns. So they built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp due to privacy & budget concerns. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the most oppressive, easily abused, unseen, effective only against its citizens that paid for it data-mining program.

Data Miners

[Stanistani]

I can just visualize the scene, as the tired data miners head for home and a hot meal, pickaxes over their shoulders, all seven in a line singing "Hi Ho, Hi Ho!"

I hope Snow White cooked them a nice apple pie instead of tasting it herself.

Why they really cancelled

[Tired and Emotional]

They had operatives entering data from dumpster dives and the system got swamped with unprocessed rebate forms.

Re:Security and cost- yeah right

[Bassman59]

A DHS study must have determined that its effectiveness at revealing dirt on Democratic Congressmen was insignificant compared with traditional NSA phone taps.

No, they realized that they were pulling up too much dirt on Republicans. You know, the party of Law and Order and Family Values and other meaningless talking points.

Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

[oobi]

Sometimes while surfing for asian pron, I will inexplicably visit "Scary Squirrel World", just to give fits to the DHS's ADVISE data-mining algorithms... JH http://www.scarysquirrel.org/page1.html