U.S. Plans Massive Data Sweep

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via The CSMonitor.

[snip]

The US government is developing a massive computer system that can collect huge amounts of data and, by linking 
far-flung information from blogs and e-mail to government records and intelligence reports, search for patterns of 
terrorist activity.

The system - parts of which are operational, parts of which are still under development - is already credited with 
helping to foil some plots. It is the federal government's latest attempt to use broad data-collection and powerful 
analysis in the fight against terrorism. But by delving deeply into the digital minutiae of American life, the program 
is also raising concerns that the government is intruding too deeply into citizens' privacy.

[snip]

Much more here:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0209/p01s02-uspo.html

- ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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