Comments on: Government pulls plug on two invasive programs http://www.partisanfreepolitics.com/2007/08/government-pulls-plug-on-two-invasive-programs/ Partisan Free Politics, a place to discuss the intersection of everyday life - policy - and the politics of possibility Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Manny http://www.partisanfreepolitics.com/2007/08/government-pulls-plug-on-two-invasive-programs/#comment-146 Manny Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:34:48 +0000 http://www.partisanfreepolitics.com/2007/08/government-pulls-plug-on-two-invasive-programs/#comment-146 It is funny to see that the only reason they shut down ADVISE was due to the privacy issue and the cost of compliance. Boy, I wonder how many more databases are out there that haven't been detected. Another thing that is scary is the conservative that said that its okay to surrender some civil liberties in order to be safe. Hmm. Yeah. To some, being on a Pentagon watch list without knowing it is okay. But I think for the majority, if they knew, would disagree. It is funny to see that the only reason they shut down ADVISE was due to the privacy issue and the cost of compliance. Boy, I wonder how many more databases are out there that haven’t been detected.

Another thing that is scary is the conservative that said that its okay to surrender some civil liberties in order to be safe. Hmm. Yeah. To some, being on a Pentagon watch list without knowing it is okay. But I think for the majority, if they knew, would disagree.

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