The Slow Growth Of Big Brother In America (Book Review)

How America Became a Surveillance State -- Time Magazine

It reads like a spy novel, but in The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State, author Shane Harris lays out the U.S. government's real-life efforts to see and hear more in the face of growing terrorist threats. He pays particular attention to Total Information Awareness (TIA), a post-9/11 research project spearheaded by John Poindexter, once President Reagan's National Security Adviser. Harris, a reporter for National Journal, spoke to TIME about Poindexter, the fate of TIA and the state of surveillance in America. He didn't object, mind you, to being recorded.

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My Comment: If there is another 9/11 event .... or bigger. Expect even more surveillance and government monitoring into our lives and actions.