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NSA Targeting Domestic Computer Systems

Posted by timothy on from the domestic-abuse dept.

The NSA was originally supposed to handle foreign intelligence, and leave the domestic spying to other agencies, but Presto Vivace writes with this bit from CNET: "'The National Security Agency's Perfect Citizen program hunts for vulnerabilities in 'large-scale' utilities, including power grid and gas pipeline controllers, new documents from EPIC show.' 'Perfect Citizen?' Who thinks up these names?" "The program is scheduled to continue through at least September 2014," says the article.

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  1. Re:Q&A by spire3661 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "By your actions, sir, you are risking the future of the human race!" "To guarantee the American way of life... I'm willing to take that risk." ~Spies Like Us

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  2. Re:Imperfect citizens by GumphMaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    +1 for the sig... best chuckle I've had all morning :)

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    Patent litigation: A doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction... in which everyone seems willing to push the button