DHS data mining needs privacy oversight

In addition, DHS violated its own privacy rules by sharing information from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pattern Analysis and Information Collection program with state and local law enforcement agencies, said Representatives Brad Miller of North Carolina and Donna Edwards of Maryland, both Democratic members of the House Science, Space and Innovation Committee.

"Government data mining should have tough-minded oversight if we're going to keep Americans safe from terrorism, avoid wasting tax dollars on one boondoggle technology afterwards another, and protect the privacy of innocent Americans," Miller said in a statement. "The intelligence community has to stop using the legitimate need for some secrecy in counter-terrorism to hide from oversight, and Congress needs to get over our 'gee-whiz' attitude when we deal with the intelligence community."

Grant Gross covers research and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's e-mail address is grant_gross@idg.com.

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