Fwd: NSA not the only agency spying on you

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" Although supposedly killed by Congress more than 18 months ago, the

Defense Advance Project Research Agency's Terrorist Information Awareness

(TIA) system, formerly called the 'Total Information Awareness' program,

is alive and well and collecting data in real time on Americans at a

computer center located at 3801 Fairfax Drive in Arlington, Virginia.

 

" The system, set up by retired admiral John Poindexter, once convicted of

lying to Congress in the Iran-Contra scandal, compiles financial, travel

and other data on the day-to-day activities of Americans and then runs

that data through a computer model to look for patterns that the agency

deems 'terrorist-related behavior.'

 

" Poindexter admits the program was quietly moved into the Pentagon's

'black bag' program where it does escapes Congressional oversight.

 

" 'TIA builds a profile of every American who travels, has a bank account,

uses credit cards and has a credit record,' says security expert Allen

Banks. 'The profile establishes norms based on the persons spending and

travel habits. Then the system looks for patterns that break from the

norms, such of purchases of materials that are considered likely for

terrorist activity, travel to specific areas or a change in spending

habits.' "

 

Full article at:

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7904.shtml