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February 10, 2006

US Gov't to Index Web & Search for Terror Patterns

A CSMonitor article says that "US plans massive data sweep."

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.

My first impression was, this was not being done now?

Found by way of Search Engine Watch Forums it looks like the folks in the forums are not too happy about this, as you can image.

That gives me goosebumps...and not in a good way


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posted rustybrick in Legal Issues in Search at February 10, 2006 8:48 AM Comments (4)

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They will spends billions to do this but yet if your car gets stolen or your credit card taken they won't lift a finger to help you. I am way more afraid of certain parts of my town than I am terrorists.

 

Posted by David Ogletree at February 11, 2006 00:35

They've had MEMEX for years so don't see what the news is?

 

Posted by Teddie at February 13, 2006 07:04

Like daaaa, after the wild west on the internet in the late 90's its a fact that everything you do on the internet including things like your phone number, pictures of your home, how much you make, blaa blaa, can all be found by anyone. So, who cares if the US Secret Police are doing this. Sheeeeeesh!

 

Posted by Luke at February 15, 2006 16:33

If we want to reduce those who steal your identity and credit cards, have those who get caught executed and stream their beheading on the internet. That would make those meth heads who steal mail think twice...enough of wimpy slow court processes... If the evidence is not just circumstantial, forget the courts....

 

Posted by Luke at February 15, 2006 16:37

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