Pentagon pushing a $137 billion Data Mining Project.

[Phuz]

Cybershake

The $137 billion Pentagon data mining project is capable of compiling what you may have thought was private information: bank accounts, health records, your address and home phone number.
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Sen. Russ Feingold says the government's gone too far: "This unchecked system is a dangerous step that I think threatens some of the very freedoms that we are fighting to preserve in our fight against terrorism."- (DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH) Feingold says these "virtual bloodhounds" are unfair because they look up and compare information on anyone, not just suspected terrorists. "Data mining looks for relations between things and people without any regard for any particularized suspicion about the person."

Technically, they are obtaining information that would otherwise be accessible only through warrent... and they think this is probable grounds for arrest... how can they legitimately use that in court?

Sounds... like.... fun...

 

[FoBoT]

i think it is on hold

Senate Blocks Funding for Pentagon Database

U.S. senators voted on Thursday to block funding for a Pentagon computer project that would scour databases for terrorist threats.

 

[Koing]

wtf?

HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state?

Koing

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf? HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state? Koing

Why, because they can of course.

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf?

HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state?

Koing

DUHH... if we stop all the terrorists in the world, the economy will go back to the way it was... its so simple.

 

[Evadman]

I will do it for less. Say..... $120.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf?

HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state?

Koing

DUHH... if we stop all the terrorists in the world, the economy will go back to the way it was... its so simple.

but of course.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf? HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state? Koing

Why, because they can of course.

maybe they meant million.....

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf?

HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state?

Koing

DUHH... if we stop all the terrorists in the world, the economy will go back to the way it was... its so simple.

the chances of them finding all the terrorists are? I'm sorry but if they can't find Mr BL how do you suppose they are going to find the others?

 

[308nato]

Originally posted by: Evadman
I will do it for less. Say..... $120.

Its the Fed, low bidder doesn't win. Unless it happened to be the contract for the weapon Uncle Sam issues you.

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf?

HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state?

Koing

Your question implies that this administration has any credibility when it comes to shepherding the economy back into sustained growth. And the U.S. is only one terrorist debacle away from shredding the credibility Bush & Co. have on homeland security matters.

Respected mathematician John Allen Paulos has already said that unless this project has predictive powers on par with the Oracle at Delphi (my words), it'll be a waste of taxpayer money (his words).

 

[UltraQuiet]

Originally posted by: 308nato

Originally posted by: Evadman
I will do it for less. Say..... $120.

Its the Fed, low bidder doesn't win. Unless it happened to be the contract for the weapon Uncle Sam issues you.

Isn't that the truth. I've done the initial dive on two submarines both of which were built by the lowest bidder.

 

[Phuz]

Originally posted by: 308nato

Originally posted by: Evadman
I will do it for less. Say..... $120.

Its the Fed, low bidder doesn't win. Unless it happened to be the contract for the weapon Uncle Sam issues you.

Still seems absurd. (the cost). The majority of the project would have to be using pre-existing technology and hardware... it'd just be a matter of making some crazy applications.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf? HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state? Koing

Because the Pentagon has been pissing away taxpayers money for years !!


Ausm

 

[308nato]

Originally posted by: DaveSohmer

Originally posted by: 308nato

Originally posted by: Evadman
I will do it for less. Say..... $120.

Its the Fed, low bidder doesn't win. Unless it happened to be the contract for the weapon Uncle Sam issues you.

Isn't that the truth. I've done the initial dive on two submarines both of which were built by the lowest bidder.

Built by the lowest bidder or not, I am very jealous.

 

[VBboy]

If they keep pushing, I will take back the $136.9 billion I paid in taxes last year. Can't they find something better to do with my money?!

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: Koing
wtf?

HOW can they put so much money $137billion in to such a project when the economy is in such a state?

Koing

DUHH... if we stop all the terrorists in the world, the economy will go back to the way it was... its so simple.

the chances of them finding all the terrorists are? I'm sorry but if they can't find Mr BL how do you suppose they are going to find the others?

im going to go ahead and assume that your sarcasm meter blew up at my post, therefore you couldn't use it to detect whether i was serious or not.

 

[RU482]

fVck this country, I'm going to Australia