WSJ (Dec 12) - "U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens" by @JuliaAngwin: [1]http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB100014241278873244783045781716 23040640006-lMyQjAxMTAyMDEwMzExNDMyWj.html?mod=wsj_valettop_email [2]https://twitter.com/JuliaAngwin Apparently NCTC now has the authority to aggregate databases of information on US citizens and keep it for five years. In the event of reasonable suspicion NCTC can keep the data forever. Even better, they can share aggregated information with foreign governments. HT @csoghoian [3]https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/279264546487672832 ...who also mentioned the ex-NCTC Director now works at Palantir. [4]https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/279089350719967232 gf -- Gregory Foster || [5]gfoster@entersection.org @gregoryfoster <> [6]http://entersection.com/ References 1. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324478304578171623040640... 2. https://twitter.com/JuliaAngwin 3. https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/279264546487672832 4. https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/279089350719967232 5. mailto:gfoster@entersection.org 6. http://entersection.com/ -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE