Posted by James K on January 29, 2006, at 17:22:04
In reply to Re: Google, Yahoo etc., posted by Dinah on January 29, 2006, at 16:50:15
When Ashcroft wanted to introduce the TIPS program to compile data bases on everthing, congress told him no. Now all of the sudden private companies like choicepoint are doing the same thing and the government has been shown to use their services. And getting our searches will add to the profiles. I'm so paranoid and suspicious, that I wonder where the start-up money came from for these data mining and selling companies. And how can government agencies use services that duplicate the efforts that congress specificaly denied them.
How does this affect me? well I have mental illness. will I be blacklisted from employment or benefits, or due process because of something correct or incorrect in a private database accessed by corporations and governmental agencies.
I have a work friend who is married to someone who is part of the group that the Pentagon made secret and possibly illegal files on based upon a small halliburton protest. These people are so fringe, that if he disapeared for some reason, no one but his small circle would know or care. Warantless searches and secret detentions without charges in undisclosed locations - and no money to hire the kind of lawyers who might be able to locate him. I am scared. Not for myself, but people like him. I like him, but he may be in over his head.
Paranoia and worst case scenario extrapolations. Just because gonzales wants to see internet search engine results. Maybe just a symptom of my current depression. I don't want to end up like Hunter S. Thompson.
Also, if your underwear is clean, Why do you have such a problem with showing it to me?
James K
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