Our Department of Homeland Security will begin swabbing the mouths of Americans arrested by the Feds, especially foreigners. Privacy concerns will be raised, ignored, and run rough-shod over (AP/Yahoo):
The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency — a move intended to prevent violent crime but which [...]
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Washington Post (emphasis mine):
The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation’s most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea’s legal authority.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his department will activate his department’s new domestic satellite surveillance office in stages, starting as soon [...]
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