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DHS Ends Data-Mining Program

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-i-have-a-bridge-to-sell-you dept.

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."

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  1. Security and cost- yeah right by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In other words, it will be revived when this blows over and people forget about it.

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    1. Re:Security and cost- yeah right by krgallagher · · Score: 5, Insightful
      "DHS spokesman assures that the program will be restarted once the security and cost are re-evaluated."

      In other words, "How secure are we that we won't get caught, and how much political influence will it cost us if we are."

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