Major difference you applied for the security clearance, whereas this report is of general dossier tracking.
“Major difference you applied for the security clearance, whereas this report is of general dossier tracking.”
No, you don’t get it. The major difference is that those records are kept around FOREVER, without virtually anyone knowing about it or having a way to clear them. That bothers some of us, who thought our the records of our youth, or certainly early youth was shredded away.
It now appears they weren’t, at least in his case, but rather they are stored, probably scanned by now, and available to whoever.
Next step along the way are very hi-tech License Plate Cameras that, in a few years, will store every movement of every vehicle in the country (and do a lot more) - bypassing the need for those pesky transponders that some of us knew enough to avoid.
As to myself - the info is probably useless, but if I were a mayor (or just about any other politician), I could probably tear apart ANYONE planning to run against me, just by having that access (which used to take an army of spies). Also, read the story about Australian gun rights (or actually lack of them). License plate cameras can watch gun owners that are going to the range with their gun - one detour and it’s a felony.
Anyway, the days of privacy are over - no one seems bothered by it, so I guess we lose.
Well, here is another example of cross-linked databases. Slightly off-topic, but not by much.
In Illinois in order to own firearms you first must apply for and be approved by the State Police for a Firearms Owners ID card. (FOID)
Summer 2004, on my way home from work on the expressway when my trans died. I coast to the shoulder and get on the cell phone for a tow. A State Trooper pulls behind me and first thing calls in my car license plate.
When he gets out he stays at a distance and the first thing he says is “How many guns do you have with you?” The State Police databases linked my car’s license plate to my Driver’s License, and my FOID.
I told him “That would be stupid because it is illegal.”
He insisted I be “secured” in his squad car “for my safety”. And was not happy when I not only refused to allow a search, but locked my car and set the alarm.
Took from 1am to 3:30am to get a tow . . .
*snicker* cop was pissed that I chain smoked in his car the whole time . . . *snicker*
All that hassle because of cross linked files.