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U.S. Hopes to Check Computers Globally by Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, November 12, 2002
Terrorist-Tracking Tools by William New, Government Executive Magazine, September 10, 2002
Big Brother Goes to Washington by Arlene Getz, Newsweek, November 15, 2002
Feds Open "Total" Tech System by Eliot Borin, Wired News, August 7, 2002
DARPA Devoloping Info Awareness by Dan Caterinicchia, Federal Computer Week, October 17, 2002
Watchdog Urges Bush to End Pentagon Data-Mining Plan, Straits Times, November 18, 2002
Rumsfield Says Don't Sweat DARPA Info Awareness Experiment by Jim Garamone,
American Forces Press Service, November 18, 2002
Rumsfield equates TIA with the invention of the
Internet
Senate Passes Security Bill by Edward Epstein, San Francisco Chronicle, November
20, 2002
Senator Byrd speaks out against Total
Information Awareness
Gore Rips "Big Brother" Bush by Ed Robinson, New York Post, November 20, 2002
Homeland Security: A Primer by Jessica Reaves, Time Magazine, November 19, 2002
"While
more extensive legislation is needed to completely open the floodgates of
heretofore private information, wording in the current HSD bill is enough to
amend the Privacy Act of 1974."
NEW! Refuting "Big Brother" Charge by Tom Brune, Newsday, November 21, 2002
NEW!
Someone to Watch Over Us by Cynthia Webb, Washington Post, November 21, 2002
Good summary of recent Total Information
Awareness news and opinion.
Action
ACLU's "Stop the Government Plan to Mine our Privacy"
Informational Documents
Transcript of 11/18/02
PBS NewsHour TIA discussion
Fully fleshes out all the issues.
Press Release Announcing Booz-Allen-Hamilton TIA contract
Total Information Awareness System Description
Transcript of 11/20/02 Defense Department Briefing
2003 DARPA Budget
Estimate
Reveals some
details about TIA funding.
Total Information Awareness Slide Show for the Fall Intel 2002 Conference
February 25, 2002 Press Briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer
In the briefing, Fleischer claims he is not
aware of the appointment of Poindexter and that Poindexter is
"somebody
who this administration thinks is an outstanding American and an outstanding
citizen who has done a very good job in what he has done for our country
Speech by John Poindexter to the DARPATech 2002 Conference on August 2, 2002
Information Awareness Office Contract Solicitation
Transcript of 11/19/02 CNN Larry King Live
Al Gore speaks out
on Total Information Awareness.
Congressional Mentions
Some congressional record excerpts may take
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Senator Byrd reads William Safire's entire column during Senate debate over
Homeland Security Act (excerpt)
Full transcript
(the reference is near the top)
NEW!
Excerpt From 11/18/02 Congressional Record
Senator Bill
Nelson (FL) opposes Total Information Awareness.
NEW!
Excerpt From 11/18/02 Congressional Record
Senator Byron
Dorgan (ND) opposes TIA (search page for "information awareness office").
NEW!
Excerpt From 11/14/02 Congressional Record
Congressman Ron
Paul comes out against Total Information Awareness.
Other Resource Sites
EPIC's Total Information Awareness Page
Sciencia Est Potencia -
Knowledge is Power (German)
Link partially
translates German to English.
Opinion
Total Information Awareness, Washington Post, November 16, 2002
You Are a Suspect by William Safire, New York Times, November 14, 2002
NEW!
Massive Database Dragnet Explored by Jim Puzzanghera, San Jose Mercury News,
November 20, 2002
Senator Feinstein
"plans to
introduce legislation to ensure that the project does not infringe on the
privacy rights of Americans!" Thank you to all Californians who
emailed her about TIA. Please
thank Senator Feinstein (whether or not you vote in California) so we can show her the widespread support for her
legislation.
NEW! Total Information Unawareness by Shane Harris, Government Executive Magazine, November 20, 2002
"A Supersnoop's Dream" by Audrey Hudson, Washington Times, November 15, 2002
A Snooper's Dream, New York Times, November 18, 2002
NEW!
Government Knows Best?, San Francisco Chronicle, November 19, 2002
"The new computer database, if implemented,
will constitute the greatest invasion of individual privacy and the most
extensive violation of the Fourth Amendment that has ever occurred in American
history."
NEW! Watched and Listed by Richard Cohen, Washington Post, November 21, 2002
John Poindexter
Meet Big Brother - John Poindexter and the Iran-Contra Reunion Tour
No More Mr. Scrupulous Guy by John Sutherland, The Guardian (UK), February 18, 2002
US Gov's "Ultimate Database" Run by a Felon by Thomas C. Greene, The Register, November 14, 2002
John Poindexter, "Outstanding American" by Timothy Noah, Slate.com, February 25, 2002
Official Sites