Terror Watchlist "Crippled By Technical Flaws"

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @12:08AM from the little-bobby-datas-we-call-him dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The database used by the government to generate lists like the No-Fly List is 'crippled by technical flaws,' according to the chairman of a House technology oversight subcommittee. And the upgrade may be worse than the original. Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) says that 'if actually deployed, [the upgrade] will leave our country more vulnerable than the existing yet flawed system in operation today.' It seems that the current database doesn't have any easy way to do plain-text matching, forcing users to enter SQL queries. That might not sound so bad until you learn that the database contains 463 poorly indexed tables. How long until there's a terrorist named Robert'); DROP DATABASE; —?"

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someone doesn't read xkcd by qw0ntum · 2008-08-26 00:59 · Score: 0, Redundant

You just know Little Bobby Tables is going to grow up to be a terrorist one day.

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Re:That's what happens when.... by Dekker3D · 2008-08-26 03:45 · Score: 0, Redundant

so if you can breathe holy water, you're evil, but if it kills you, you're good?
a bit like the witch hunts, ain'nit?