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6. It probably serves little purpose...

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 09:35 AM

Jul 2013

Except to enlarge the government bureaucracy that deals with intelligence and the defense industry.

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The presumption that blanket data mining is effective against terrorism. [View all] MichaelMcGuire Jul 2013 OP

Data mining is effective against average people doing average things Fumesucker Jul 2013 #1

Must be. MichaelMcGuire Jul 2013 #3

+1 -- it's a mechanism to deter democratic participation. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #12

What is it for? Easy. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #2

You get it, but how many times have you heard claims otherwise? MichaelMcGuire Jul 2013 #4

It probably serves little purpose... kentuck Jul 2013 #6

It would never be 100% effective at prevention. moondust Jul 2013 #8

Laws are seldom 100% effective. kentuck Jul 2013 #9

If you had read what I posted moondust Jul 2013 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #13