Lets be honest about Able Danger...it was a giant funnel, and it drug in tons of information...some relating to Ossama and the Jihad boys...some relating to Chinese technology transfer...some relating to "bribes" given to lobbyists and politicans (state, federal, etc)...and some related to large cash flow outside of the US (if you are a international business...you haul cash from one market to another, and hide it from the real front company in the US & IRS).
Once the Clintonites...and even members of the senate realized the impact of this project and just how capable the funnel could be...it became a dangerous weapon. A guy in the CIA could turn info to the IRS and suddenly a company owed an additional $500 million on real taxes and income. I doubt seriously that the government can allow Able Danger to be brought back, and if so, there have to be exteme limits as to what they can gather against.
I think you specify Able Danger when really you mean data mining operations collectively. I don't think Able Danger was focused on China. That was LIWA's focus. All of the data mining operations got lumped togther as "bad" as a result of what LIWA uncovered.
good to see you again bump
I do not agree with you.
If Able Danger can catch people who are lying and cheating the govt (and the public) then so be it. Why shut it down. If people would do business honestly, they wouldn't have to be hiding their money.
What they should do with their money is tell Congress - either pass some laws to take the regulations off - or we will STOP GIVING. Stopping the money flow could accomplish a lot more than pouring more and more into congressional hands.