Re: U.S. Plans Massive Data Sweep

[Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu>]

--On Thursday, February 09, 2006 15:36:55 +0000 Fergie 
<fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:

> 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.
This is the part I don't understand.  How is database-ifying publicly 
available information "intruding too deeply into citizens' privacy"?

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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