[Marisa Taylor][1]:
> Federal officials gathered the information from the customer records of two men who were under criminal investigation for purportedly teaching people how to pass lie detector tests. The officials then distributed a list of 4,904 people – along with many of their Social Security numbers, addresses and professions – to nearly 30 federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Food and Drug Administration.
> Although the polygraph-beating techniques are unproven, authorities hoped to find government employees or applicants who might have tried to use them to lie during the tests required for security clearances. Officials with multiple agencies confirmed that they’d checked the names in their databases and planned to retain the list in case any of those named take polygraphs for federal jobs or criminal investigations.
And:
> “It’s very alarming and McCarthy-esque in its zeal. To put a person on a secret list because they bought the ‘wrong book’ or are associated with someone who did is overly paranoid.”
Do you *still* think that all of this is ok because you “have nothing to hide”? Do you know what books you have bought over the last decade? What software? What YouTube videos you have watched?
It’s ok if you don’t, the NSA knows — and from the sounds of it they are willing to share that information.
[1]: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/11/14/208438/americans-personal-data-shared.html
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