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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/24/politics/24VISI.html?hp
SYSTEM FOR TRACKING VISITORS TO U.S. The Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to award a very large contract (perhaps worth as much as $15 billion) for a network of databases to track visitors to the country before and after they arrive. The system will attempt to show where the visitors are going and whether they pose a terrorist threat. The three companies vying for the contract, which is called US-Visit, are Accenture, Computer Sciences, and Lockheed Martin. Visitors arriving at checkpoints will face real-time identification to confirm they are who they say they are and to make it possible to track them while they remain inside the U.S. Asa Hutchinson of Homeland Security says, ""This is hugely important for the security of our country and for the wise use of our limited resources. We're talking here about a comprehensive approach to border security." Civil libertarians are alarmed that the databases could, despite assurances from the Homeland Security department, be used to monitor American citizens. [...]
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