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Maybe it's because I work in biometrics, but I don't understand what is newsworthy about this. The Rap Back program has been around for years now. The article g
by thehardsphere 10y ago
Maybe it's because I work in biometrics, but I don't understand what is newsworthy about this. The Rap Back program has been around for years now. The article gratuitously mentions the name "Trump" as an extra scare factor, even though NGI and its various depredations were planned since the Dubya administration (not that it matters whose administration it is; this kind of power expansion happens independently of what party holds power).
Yes, it's concerning. But the headline "FBI is building a watchlist that gives companies real time updates on employees" is out of date. Now it should be "FBI built the watchlist five years ago that snitches on teachers and bank employees and nobody complained."
- int_19h 10y agoThe headline is baity, but the article makes a point that this thing is expanding rapidly in terms of number of participating employers. That part is news. And there are certainly implications specifically wrt the Trump administration, and protests against it.
- thehardsphere 10y agoThe implications with the Trump administration are no different than those under the Obama administration, when all of this expanding actually began accelerating as the NGI system was implemented.
- int_19h 10y agoThe potential for abuse is the same, yes. The way this is likely to actually be abused is a whole different ballpark.
- thehardsphere 10y agoHow? The same people are still running the FBI who were running it before the election.
- int_19h 10y agoDifferent people are giving orders to people who are running the FBI.