# Goverment Information Awareness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goverment-information-awareness/186734>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 7, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goverment-information-awareness/186734 "2003-07-07T07:51:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nomadic\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@Nomadic\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nomadic_One)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goverment-information-awareness/186734/1 "2003-07-07T07:51:22Z")

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[http://opengov.media.mit.edu/](http://opengov.media.mit.edu/) is the site that is basically Terrorists Information Awareness formally Total Information Awareness program (TIA). It is a dossier of many goverment officials its kinda like google where it grabs info from many websites adds it to the list, \*and anyone who goes to the site can add information. I think this is a good idea if kept in check, if not moderated I can see this as a dangerous tool for many. As it might give sensitive information about the official. Anyway whats your thought?

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**Author:** ![Nomadic\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@Nomadic\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nomadic_One)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goverment-information-awareness/186734/2 "2003-07-07T07:55:46Z")

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basically Terrorists Information Awareness formally Total Information Awareness program (TIA), (_reversed_), because it is used on goverment officials.