Department of Homeland Security: It’s Time To Unwind The Anti-Terrorism Apparatus

I’ve contemplated writing an article which asks the question, do we need the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? It rose to the forefront last week when Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced she was resigning. Then today I see Charles Kenny at Businessweek wrote (“The Case for Abolishing the DHS“), which as you might imagine grabbed my attention.

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Reuters – Spike In Law Enforcement Requests For Customer Data Deluge Cell Phone Carriers

Big Brother is watching your every move. They are watching what you are downloading over BitTorrent at home via your ISP and they are watching what you are doing (and even where you’ve been) via your cell phone company. It’s a “brave” new world of 24/7 surveillance. George Orwell might have gotten the year wrong but when it comes to everything else… Stay tuned.

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