ECO-TERRORES
Information database draws cries of intrusion: Deep within the Defense Department, government scientists are hard at work trying to build a massive database of personal information about everyone in the United States - including details on everything from credit card transactions to medical records and travel reservations - in an attempt to weed out terrorists.
Not surprisingly, the government's Total Information Awareness program is attracting a growing chorus of objection from groups worried about privacy and civil liberties.