KingFish
27 May 2004, 5:57pm
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.
Sounds like we're moving closer to the movie "Minority Report" every day.
Source: CNet (http://news.com.com/Survey+finds+U.S.+agencies+engaged+in+data+mining/2100-1029_3-5221296.html?tag=nefd.top)
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.
Sounds like we're moving closer to the movie "Minority Report" every day.
Source: CNet (http://news.com.com/Survey+finds+U.S.+agencies+engaged+in+data+mining/2100-1029_3-5221296.html?tag=nefd.top)