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Submitted by bsfootprint on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 18:10
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First, we have The Onion Facebook-CIA faux-expose.

Now this:

In February 2011, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the agency planned to implement a program that would monitor media content, including social media data. The proposed initiatives would gather information from "online forums, blogs, public websites, and messages boards" and disseminate information to "federal, state, local, and foreign government and private sector partners." The program would be executed, in part, by individuals who established fictitious usernames and passwords to create covert social media profiles to spy on other users. The agency stated it would store personal information for up to five years.
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The records reveal that the DHS is paying General Dynamics to monitor the news. The agency instructed the company to monitor for "[media] reports that reflect adversely on the U.S. Government, DHS, or prevent, protect, respond government activities."
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The DHS instructed the company to "Monitor public social communications on the Internet." The records list the websites that will be monitored, including the comments sections of [The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, the Drudge Report, Wired, and ABC News.]"

Source: EPIC v. Department of Homeland Security: Media Monitoring via British Tourists Arrested in the U.S. for Tweeting (Bruce Schneier)

All I can say is... what did you expect?

Sources: 
EPIC v. Department of Homeland Security: Media Monitoring (epic.org)
British Tourists Arrested in the U.S. for Tweeting (www.schneier.com)
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Submitted by bsfootprint on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 09:12
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THIS. IS. FUNNY. (Or is it?)

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Via Bruce Schneier

Addendum

Privacy? What privacy?

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Taking a break

Submitted by bsfootprint on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 09:56
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For those of you who noticed the lack of postings on bsfootprint, yes, I'm still here. I'm taking a break to deal with higher-priority tasks, and to decide how to best proceed with bsfootprint in the coming year.

I'll try to post once a week at a minimum (on Fridays, generally) during this period. Continue reading or add a comment»

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Big Deal: BS Footprint on Facebook!

Submitted by bsfootprint on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 18:27
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Big Freakin' Deal. At long last, I've set up a Facebook page for BS Footprint. I'll try to post something unique there on a daily basis.

Hop on over and 'like' it or something.

Leave a comment on the wall, tell me I'm full of BS.

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BS Footprint on Facebook (www.facebook.com)
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Shocka: Wal-Mart is behind move to force Amazon and others to collect California sales tax

Submitted by bsfootprint on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 17:29
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This was a real shocker. I'd never expected it. Wal-Mart a major backer of the effort to hobble Amazon.com and Beyond.com? Say it ain't so:

The Amazon tax laws are lobbied for by a group called the Alliance for Main Street Fairness. And their biggest member, reports GeekWire, is Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart is trying to sock Amazon with a tax increase instead of competing with them fairly.

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Wal-Mart Is Backing A Group Trying To Force Amazon To Pay More Taxes (www.businessinsider.com)
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