[LUG] Whistle-blowing on deliberately choosing poor software

[Philip Hudson <phil.hudson@xxxxxxxxx>]

"I also learned about a massively expensive and failing surveillance  
program under development called TRAILBLAZER that largely served as  
nothing more than a funding vehicle to enrich government contractors  
and keep government program managers in charge — when a cheap, highly  
effective, and operational alternative called THINTHREAD was available  
in-house, that fully protected Americans’ privacy rights under the  
law, while also providing superior intelligence to the Nation."

Software developers will recognize this syndrome all too well. In this  
context, though, for once, I take comfort from it. These servants of  
our enemies, our rulers, should continue in this vein. Wealth and  
status and the approval of their peers will be theirs, and real  
security -- from the state -- will be ours. Go on, goons!

http://consortiumnews.com/2011/11/27/what-country-do-we-want-to-keep/

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Phil Hudson                  http://hudson-it.no-ip.biz
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