Senate Blocks Funding for Pentagon Database
Saying they feared government snooping against ordinary Americans, U.S. senators voted on Thursday to block funding for a Pentagon computer project that would scour databases for terrorist threats.
By a voice vote, the Senate voted to ban funding for the Total Information Awareness program, under former national security adviser John Poindexter, until the Pentagon explains the program and assesses its impact on civil liberties...more [Yahoo News]
I blogged this threat to personal freedom back in November. It's nice to see that Congress had the same issues with it that I have. Poindexter; a convicted criminal with a history of lying to Congress, is the wrong man to helm this project, even if it were of real value. The bad part is that Congress did not kill it; the Democrats wanted to, but Republican lawmakers only agreed to request a review and more information about the program. The idea that the Defense Department should be doing internal surveillance is a scary one at best, a terrifying one at worst...mj
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