The FBI is seeking $12 million for the [National Security Branch Analysis Center] in FY2008, which will include 90,000 square feet of office space and a total of 59 staff, including 23 contractors and five FBI agents. Documents predict the NSAC will include six billion records by FY2012. This amounts to 20 separate “records” for each man, woman and child in the United States. The “universe of subjects will expand exponentially” with the expanded role of the NSAC, the Justice Department documents assert.
Concerned about the potential for abuse, House Science and Technology Committee members Brad Miller (D-NC) and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) requested last week that the Government Accountability Office investigate the proposal.
Citing the FBI’s “track record of improperly — even illegally — gathering personal information on Americans,” Miller and Sensenbrenner want the GAO to look into:
What information will be contained in the “records” it collects, whether the “records” of U.S. citizens will be included in its database, how this data will be employed and how the FBI plans to ensure that the data is not misused or abused in any way.
| Talk about invasion of privacy… can you say “Big Brother?” I wonder how they plan on acquiring all this information. And why would the FBI need information on every person in the U.S.? |
And in curiously coincidental news, Halliburton today announced it has acquired the premier database software company Oracle…
6 billion! Yikes! Isn’t that the entire population of the planet?
Only 6 billion? That’s less than one record per living person. And let’s not forget the continuing virtual existence of The Other Half. FBI spokesman Stig Haldeman said yesterday: “They may be dead, but we want to make sure that they stay dead.”
I don’t see how they could make do with less than 10 billion. If you’re going to do the job, do it right.
“Data Control and IBM
Science is Mankind’s brother
But all I see
Is draining me
Of my Plastic Fantastic Lover”
thank you Marty Balin.
(no google hits on “Stig Haldeman”, in case anybody is wondering.)
What were you expecting from an organization that used to be run by a self hating, boy loving, crossdresser who was blackmailed by the mobsters?
The first law of a dictatorship: Know who your political enemies are.
I’m concerned with the amount of data, but I’m horrified at the hacking potential. How long until the entire db is in the hands of people even worse than the FBI? We all know just what a great record they have for keeping things to themselves. Good Grief!!
In addition to worrying about gathering the information, one should be also be worried about them losing it, given the recent stories of their laptops.
Bubba, I think you hit the nail on the head. I sure as hell wouldn’t trust the FBI to keep their database safe.
I can see it now…
Its all entered on computer…
Someone enters the internet.
A data tracker, gets in…
WOW, and now they have it all.
The problems come with 1 notion.
Has anyone noticed that things are changing. That for Some odd reason, it seems we are being Isolated and resticted to our HOME locals? That they really dont want us being vagrant/travelling around.
One-stop identity theft!
J/P=?
This wouldn’t be happening if it weren’t for Bush.
I’d say something about this, but it would end up in my file….
Bureaucratic ineptitude is our biggest danger, with that big a database it’s doubtful that anybody could ride that tiger. Lot of opportunity in there for determined hackers and scammers, though.
#6 worse than the FBI…
You mean Congress?
Why does the FBI (or any government agency) want that huge a data base? C’mon, what possible use could they put it too.
If someone goes missing they let the locals handle it.
When identity theft occurs they are too busy to get involved.
When plausible tips come from field offices they are ignored.
The Director is too busy flying around the country on the plane bought to handle terrorism cases.
The FBI already gathers information they aren’t allowed to.
Etc., etc., etc.,