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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Our benevolent surveillance state

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  • Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:38 PM

    Stunning, Isn't it...

    ... that it was a news organization, the supposed "watch dogs" of potential government oppression who mention this database of anti-depressant users without even a hint of concern about how this information might be misused by the government or whether maintaining it might violate the law.

    Did they forget the watergate break in of a psychiatrist's office to gather confidential information about a potential political rival?

    I'm not the DT who tipped Glenn off, but I read this yesterday and was stunned to hear about its existence and also to hear that such a program isn't even shocking to most people anymore. We are indeed being boiled slowly and most people don't even notice.

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