just another persons waste of time
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others,
are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams
.: watercooler :.
09 October 2008
.: watercooler :.
Analysis: data mining doesn't work for spotting terrorists -- Ars Technica
Earlier this week, the National Research Council produced a remarkably
thorough 376-page report on data mining, counter-terrorism, and American
democracy. I've plucked the quote above from the report's executive
summary not only because it aptly summarizes both the report's
implications and my own near-decade of thinking about and reporting on
these efforts. More significantly, it runs directly counter to the
prevailing wisdom in Washington on how best to use technology to defend
the US homeland against a catastrophic terrorist attack.
more ...
NSA eavesdropped on Americans, journalists in Baghdad -- Ars Technica
Two whistleblowers have come forward to ABC News with allegations that
the NSA routinely listened in on the phone calls of ordinary Americans,
journalists, aid workers, and military personnel who were living in the
Middle East and calling friends and loved ones back in the US. Both of
these whistleblowers were employed by the NSA as intercept operators at
a facility in Fort Gordon, Georgia, where they were tasked with
intercepting, recording, and monitoring satellite phone calls into and
out of Baghdad's Green Zone.
more ...
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PS: This is my 1500th post
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Posted by: Peter - 4:47 PM MDT | Updated: 15 November 2008 9:03 AM MST
Tags: Civil Liberties News
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