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outsourcing TIA...
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 19:15:44 -0400
I think it is a lot worse than that. Trust us, we trust them djf Begin forwarded message: From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu> Date: May 2, 2005 3:08:06 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: outsourcing TIA... To me, one of the very big problems with TIA and similar databases is the lack of accountability. Here we see a proposal to make such a scheme even less accountable. ------------- DHS chief floats idea for collecting private citizens' information By Siobhan Gorman, National Journal Call it Total Information Awareness, homeland-style.Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff this week floated an idea to start a nonprofit group that would collect information on private citizens,
flag suspicious activity, and send names of suspicious people to his department. .... http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0405/042905nj1.htm --Prof. Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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