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Monday, December 23, 2002
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Many Tools of Big Brother Are Now Up and Running: "The government already has eyes and ears observing people's everyday activities, but that data is not currently gathered or analyzed comprehensively in a way that would be useful to intelligence agencies. The Internet, as well as new Web technologies such as XML, have helped to link of thousands of information warehouses with different types of data--email, cellular phone usage data, toll booth data, e-commerce stats, and banking information. The controversial Total Information Awareness project would enable the government to tap into these various sources, compare the data, and alert authorities to possible terrorist activity. Besides drawing on conventional digital transactions, the Total Information Awareness project also uses commercially available technology, such as the Groove collaboration software created by Lotus Notes creator Ray Ozzie. Groove enables real-time remote collaboration between intelligence analysts at different agencies and hooks up various data analysis software. Critics say such a system compromises civil liberties, while others argue it is unworkable. Dorothy Denning, a Naval Postgraduate School professor in Department of Defense Analysis, doubts the government can connect the right dots fast enough to avert a terrorist strike since it does not know exactly what to look for."
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Microsoft, Adobe in document showdown?: "Adobe Systems readies a new business push as industry giant Microsoft moves ahead with plans for software that could nibble at the edge of Adobe's market." [CNET News.com]
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