Privacy Invasion Curtailed

John Poindexter and the abominable IAO have had the Total Information Awareness project budget stripped out from under them.

"The Wyden amendment held up funding for the Total Information Awareness penetration of the American home until the administration (1) explained it in detail to Congress, including its impact on civil liberties, and (2) barred any deployment of the technology against U.S. citizens without prior Congressional approval. One hundred senators voted in favor."