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June 09, 2006

Al-Qaeda Wants to Be Your Friend!

LOL..R..U..Kidding Me?

New Scientist is reporting that the National Security Agency (NSA) is funding research into the mass harvesting of information that people post about themselves on online networking sites like Myspace and Friendster.

From the magazine: "The idea is to see by how many links or 'degrees' separate people from, say, a member of a blacklisted organization."

Watch out. I'm sure that Osama bin Laden is hanging out in your online NYUGurlz4BoyBandz user group.

This is a largely gray area regarding domestic spying. Is it illegal for the military to intentionally browse through social networking sites? I don't know if it is, but its creepy and not-very-American at the least. I wonder if the military can use your Facebook link to Justin Timberlake as grounds for dismissal under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

At Carlos&Charlies on Spring Break in Cancun. I was so wasted.

Posted by John at June 9, 2006 10:02 AM