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	<title><![CDATA[A Midnight of Lost Privacy]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barry-steinhardt/a-midnight-of-lost-privac_b_64488.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>What's happening to America? We are fast approaching a total surveillance society - a "midnight" of lost privacy. And it's only six minutes before the hour. </p>

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<p>How is this happening? First there's the technology. We've got RFID tags, biometrics, <a href="http://www.aclu.org/privacy/biotech/29096res20070320.html">DNA</a>, <a href="http://www.aclu.org/privacy/spying/14956res20040116.html">data mining</a>, <a href="http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/15219res20030522.html">surveillance cameras</a> -- even <a href="http://www.aclu.org/images/general/asset_upload_file926_31563.pdf">spy satellites</a> trained on Americans. We're all living our lives more and more electronically, making everyone easier and easier to track...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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