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A Peek At DHS's Files On You

Posted by kdawson on from the fifteen-year-retention dept.

kenblakely writes "We've known for a while that the Department of Homeland Security was collecting travel records on those who cross US borders, but now you can see it for yourself. A Freedom of Information Act request got this blogger a look at DHS's file on his travels. Pretty comprehensive — all the way down to the IP address of the host he used to make a reservation."

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  1. I wish by bugs2squash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish they would also track credit card spending in the same file.

    Perhaps I could then just forward the DHS records for my travel expense reports.

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    1. Re:I wish by QuasiEvil · · Score: 5, Funny

      Perhaps I could then just forward the DHS records for my travel expense reports.

      That would rock and save me so much time.

      DHS, are you listening? Oh wait, of course you are. If you could just forward this post to the "suggestions" bucket, I'd appreciate it.

  2. Re:Time to recycle a "meme". by Chabo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait, too soon.

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  3. Re:Time to recycle a "meme". by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you fucking remember 9/11, when terrorists flew pirated mp3s and child pornography into the twin towers?

    Never forget.

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  4. Re:Time to recycle a "meme". by genner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't you fucking remember 9/11, when terrorists flew pirated mp3s and child pornography into the twin towers?

    Never forget.

    They might have. Since we didn't check their laptops we will never know.

  5. Re:Time to recycle a "meme". by andy_t_roo · · Score: 4, Funny

    all evidence has some *finite* weight, besides 10,000 lemmings can't be wrong ....

  6. Re:Gestapo? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, like, "Where's my damn schnitzel!?"

  7. Re:Gestapo? by daveime · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's been outsourced to Israel