US Agencies Practice Data Mining! - GoFuckYourself.com

jackson · 05-27-2004, 02:03 PM

A survey of federal agencies has found more than 120 programs that collect and analyze large amounts of personal data on individuals to predict their behavior.

The survey, to be issued Thursday by the General Accounting Office, an investigative arm of Congress, found that the practice, known as data mining, was ubiquitous.

In canvassing federal agencies, the accounting office found that 52 were systematically sifting through computer databases. These agencies reported 199 data-mining projects, of which 68 were planned and 131 were in operation. At least 122 of the 199 projects used identifying information like names, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers.

The survey provides the first authoritative estimate of the extent of data mining by the government. It excludes most classified projects, so the actual numbers are likely to be much higher.

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aaron · 05-27-2004, 02:05 PM

ive known about this for awhile its pretty disgusting

05-27-2004, 02:03 PM	#1
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05-27-2004, 02:05 PM	#2
aaron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 4,452	ive known about this for awhile its pretty disgusting