Take another look at the article referenced: "... the new program will scrutinize only data going to or from government systems."
I can understand privacy concerns, but "Joe Stalin, eat your heart out."??? get real. from http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative_testimony_evans_021408_safeguard/ Through the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative, we are working with agencies to reduce the overall number of external Federal connections, in order to manage our risk and secure our connections in a more cost-effective and efficient manner to provide better awareness of our environment. Agencies turned in plans of action and milestones to fully optimize agency connections, with a target completion date of June 2008. As agencies optimize their external connections, security controls to monitor threats must be deployed and correlated to create a government-wide perspective of shared risks to our networks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports an application named Einstein to collect, analyze, and share aggregated computer security information across the Federal government. Einstein will assist agencies to raise their awareness and DHS for government-wide awareness for information security threats and vulnerabilities. This awareness will enable agencies and DHS to take corrective action in a timely manner. We are currently working with DHS to build upon their existing deployments and extend Einstein to all of the Federal agencies. Lee On 7/4/09, Scott Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > > After the demise of the constitutional republic, the North American > Surveillance State continues to grow ever nastier, complete with an > unconscionable slur on the good name of Albert Einstein. See the article > at > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070202771_pf.html > > The need for tools like tor and PGP/GPG ought to become more and more > apparent > to Americans as time goes on. Meet the new boss: same as the old boss. > Joe > Stalin, eat your heart out. > > > Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG > ********************************************************************** > * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * > *--------------------------------------------------------------------* > * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * > * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * > * -- a standing army." * > * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * > ********************************************************************** >
