What Price Freedom?Big Brother wants to get even biggerThe federal government wants to build massive databases containing information on you, insisting that it's in your best interests. But privacy advocates are concerned about the potential for abuse.
The proposals are sparking a debate with privacy advocates fearing the government is collecting too much personal information.
Computer scientists protest what they say is a shift in government research priorities to what "could be the adoption of systems of mass surveillance unrelated to any terrorist threats. This will give the government sweeping new capability to monitor private life and thus diminish the freedom and liberty of Americans."
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http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6585.shtml*FW Note: With the armed services failing in recent months to meet either recruiting or retention goals, what better method to pick and choose future draftees for medical and technical fields than to get an advance look at the pool of potential candidates by fishing through the student records of the nation's college students?
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