Schactman: "The embryonic LifeLog program would take every e-mail you've sent or received, every picture you've taken, every web page you've surfed, every phone call you've had, every TV show you've watched, every magazine you've read, and dump it into a giant database. All of this — and more — would be combined with a GPS transmitter, to keep tabs on where you're going; audio-visual sensors, to capture all that you see or say; and biomedical monitors, to keep track of your health.
"This gigantic amalgamation of personal information could then be used to 'trace the "threads" of an individual's life,' to see exactly how a relationship or events developed," according to a DARPA briefing.
And that's your domestic surveillance scoreboard. What's coming next is anybody's guess. One can't help but wonder: If 9-11 hadn't happened, what would the best and the brightest be working on?
Bill Berkowitz writes for WorkingForChange.com, where this article first appeared.
