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Total Information Awareness Demonstration

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 Total Information Awareness Demonstration2002-12-04 20:47
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John Poindexter is the U.S. Federal Information Czar. Not too long ago he was in prison for being an Iran-Contra conspirator. But now he's in charge of gathering information on all Americans. John Gilmore has an excellent demonstration for him of what it means to have your information pried into, as does the SF Weekly.
"The SF Weekly's column by Matt Smith in the Dec 3 issue points out that there may be some information that John M. and Linda Poindexter of 10 Barrington Fare, Rockville, MD, 20850, may be missing in their pursuit of total information awareness. He suggests that people with information to offer should phone +1 301 424 6613 to speak with that corrupt official and his wife. Neighbors Thomas E. Maxwell, 67, at 8 Barringon Fare (+1 301 251 1326), James F. Galvin, 56, at 12 (+1 301 424 0089), and Sherrill V. Stant (nee Knight) at 6, may also lack some information that would be valuable to them in making decisions -- decisions that could affect the basic civil rights of every American."



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4 Dec 2002 @ 21:13 by bushman : Pay Back?
lol, now this might be fun. :}  


6 Dec 2002 @ 14:00 by sharie : mapquest & satellite photos
The SF Weekly article encourages private citizens to make a public display of Poindexter's personal and financial information. Pretty funny.  


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