Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 4th Oct 2006 16:53 UTC
A consortium of major universities, using Homeland Security Department money, is developing software that would let the government monitor negative opinions of the United States or its leaders in newspapers and other publications overseas. Such a "sentiment analysis" is intended to identify potential threats to the nation, security officials said.
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2005-07-27
Is anyone else here aware of the consequences these "small acts" are going to have on our future?
While I don't mean to get "too Christian" (i.e religious debate) about this issue, this is but one more step in the direction that will take our freedoms (Christian or not) away. Who is truly "the real enemy", when ANYthing we say from ANY perspective (religious or not) could be taken as threatening?
A day is coming when we will have no say other than what we are told (or allowed) to say. We will have no belief other than what we are told we can believe. We will have no God but the god of the one(s) in charge. Say or think or believe any different and you will likely be considered either a local threat, traitor, or (potential) terrorist.
The noose is tightening at an alarming rate... we really need to know what to do before it's too late and we CAN'T escape.
I see this "technological software development" from a much more dangerous perspective than others may. Our freedoms are being wiped out, one at a time, and we along with them. When do we draw the line? More importantly... WHERE do we draw the line?
"A danger foreseen is half avoided."