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Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining

January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, agency, bill, Bush Administration, privacy, Democrat, monitor, database

Data-mining pioneer joins Microsoft

May 15, 2006 Software giant draws Rakesh Agrawal, a key data-mining and randomization scientist, away from IBM. TAGS: data mining, scientist, IBM Corp., paper, database, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: NSA's data mining explained

May 12, 2006 As political concern grows over the National Security Agency's data-mining project, CNET News.com answers some questions. TAGS: NSA, data mining, telephone call, BellSouth Corp., FAQ, call, conversation, Sen., AT&T Corp., cell phone, database, U.S.

IBM launches business research group

September 28, 2004 New center pits supercomputing, advanced math, data mining and management consulting against business problems. TAGS: supercomputing, data mining, IBM Corp.

Tech to thwart food poisoning, bioterror

August 16, 2005 A new data mining technique may help scientists track and predict locations of red tides, bioterrorist attacks and even murderers. Image: On the lookout for red algae TAGS: data mining, toxin, tide, bioterrorism, scientist, food, researcher, satellite

Pentaho buys open-source data-mining project

September 19, 2006 Business intelligence start-up Pentaho buys the Weka project to fill out its suite. TAGS: data mining, business intelligence, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc.

DC grapples with data mining

May 12, 2006 Senators promise hearings after report of millions of Americans' phone records being given to the NSA. TAGS: NSA, data mining, hearing, senator, Bush Administration, agency

U.S. to create 'risk assessments' of air passengers

December 5, 2006 Department of Homeland Security implements data-mining system for passengers traveling to the U.S. TAGS: risk assessment, data mining, passenger, European Union, agency, government, U.S.

Yahoo names chief number-cruncher

December 13, 2004 Former data-mining CEO will oversee all that user data the Web portal giant collects as surfers pass through. TAGS: data mining, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., analysis, CEO

Did Army project identify Sept. 11 ringleader?

September 21, 2005 Lawmakers are full of questions about a data-mining effort that may have compiled information on Mohammed Atta before the attacks. TAGS: data mining, Sept. 11, senator

GOP skepticism over NSA program widens

May 15, 2006 A New Hampshire senator questions whether feds should use resources to assemble vast databases of Americans' phone calls. TAGS: John Sununu, NSA, federal government, data mining, New Hampshire, Sen., Bush Administration, senator, government, activity, Republican, database

IBM joins effort to prevent pandemics

May 15, 2006 Big Blue works with health organizations to save lives by learning how to curb the spread of infectious diseases. TAGS: health, IBM Corp., data mining, modeling, leader

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Bush Administration, Republican, law, proposal, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine

New dawn of online ad profiling

May 7, 2003 The practice of gathering data about Web site visitors faded years ago due to privacy criticism, but it's back in vogue as Web sites look for ways to boost revenue. TAGS: 24/7 Real Media Inc., DoubleClick Inc., online advertising, data mining, profile, Google Inc.

This week in privacy

February 10, 2006 U.S. attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House relented and gave details. TAGS: NSA, privacy, Republican, data mining, Rep., telecommunications company, U.S., e-mail

Week in review: The spying game

February 10, 2006 Attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House gave details. TAGS: NSA, Republican, Skype, data mining, Week in review, privacy, telecommunications company, Intel

State officials oppose repealing Real ID Act

February 9, 2007 Real ID rebellion, which began last April when New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected the plan, has not reached critical mass. TAGS: Real ID Act, legislature, New Hampshire, homeland security, data mining, Maine, driver's license, RFID, Sen., Republican

Anger grows over NSA surveillance report

May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, hearing, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., Rep., surveillance, data mining, AT&T Corp., Sen., Republican, president

Homeland Security privacy chief leaves for GE

September 30, 2005 Nuala O'Connor Kelly, praised for her welcoming attitude and investigatory inclinations, plans to take a job with General Electric. TAGS: General Electric Co., homeland security, chief privacy officer, privacy, data mining, agency

Feds: Homeland Security project didn't protect privacy

December 22, 2006 A now-defunct Transportation Security Agency project to create dossiers on American air travelers misled the public about privacy, report says. TAGS: homeland security, transportation security, Transportation Security Administration, privacy, traveler, data mining, agency, transportation, attention, Adobe PDF, database
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