Is the NSA's 'Perfect Citizen' the Ultimate Spying Tool?

July 13, 2010

Could the NSA's new "Perfect Citizen" actually be used for spying on every citizen in the U.S.?

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The next step: no more privacy?
If Perfect Citizen really is a series of sensors that monitor cyber-attacks, it's easy to envision how this same network could be used for monitoring everyday citizens.

With any NSA program, communication is a one-way street, noted Nigam. There won't be any new official information about the Perfect Citizen program, so it's left to the experts to hypothesize about what it really is -- and the true nature of the program, he says.

They have. And they're worried about what the NSA is planning.

For starters, there's a Wired.com report that claims the NSA has teamed with Homeland Security to get around any legal entanglements, hinting at a justification for spying on U.S. citizens. And a story in The Economist declares a new cyberwar that involves secret cyber-weapons and cyber-armies from Iran, North Korea, and Russia attacking utility companies and the grid.

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