The real security were all the retired detectives you never saw, who when a truck was robbed would go there and offer people in the neighborhood $500 to turn the perps in -- and they usually did.

"You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company." - Colonel "Bat" Guano

Anyone ever look into how much business WalMart does with the military?

Anyone ever look into how much business WalMart does with the military?

Hmm no not that I know of.. you know what struck me during the congressional 'investigation' after Katrina .. was one R congressman.. he said that FEMA needed to contract WALMART to distribute water and food..

If anyone here hasn't seen enough from Walmart to warrant a boycott, hopefully you've seen enough now.

Not to divert the topic, but this is no different than using Windows PCs at home/work.

Back to the topic:

How hubris of me. Gravitas, y'all!

aimed at identifying threats to the world's largest retailer, including from "suspect individuals and groups".

"The idea that Wal-Mart is creating its own personal CIA should make every American -- Wal-Mart customer or not -- nervous about whether Wal-Mart is invading their privacy or could do so in the future," said Chris Kofinis, spokesman for http://WakeUpWalMart.com.

Blackwater and now WalMart!

Not to divert the topic, but this is no different than using Windows PCs at home/work

Soon to be Linux. Old "junk" computer [one of my unpublicized talents is the ability to tear apart a computer and rebuild it and build one from scratch] is about to be changed over and this one taken off line.

from Center for Media and Democracy:

The Wal's Have Eyes (and Ears)

In 2006, Wal-Mart "had a long-haired employee infiltrate an anti-Wal-Mart group to determine if it planned protests at the company's annual meeting. ... The company also deployed cutting-edge monitoring systems made by a supplier to the Defense Department that allowed it to capture and record the actions of anyone connected to its global computer network." The system "could detect the degree of flesh-tone on a viewed Internet image, and alerted monitors that a vendor sharing Wal-Mart networks was viewing pornography." The giant retailer "also directed its surveillance operations at critical shareholders." These revelations come from internal memos and Bruce Gabbard, a former member of Wal-Mart's "Threat Research and Analysis Group." Gabbard was fired in March 2007, "for unauthorized recording of calls to and from a New York Times reporter and for intercepting pager messages"; his claims have been confirmed. After the revelations surfaced, Wal-Mart "apologized to several shareholder groups that the company had earlier evaluated as potential threats." The retailer has apparently not apologized to Wal-Mart Watch, ACORN, or Up Against the Wal, groups also targeted by Wal-Mart's "threat research" operations.

Soon to be Linux.

Check out Fedora Core 6. It's got a Windows feel to it, but very stable. Bigger projects like Fedora is safe(r) for (assuming you are) Linux virgins. The only challenges are the extras. Installing plugins and such is not so easy and often a pain. What's awesome is the fact that you can install Linux on a jump drive, take it to just about any computer and reboot from the usb (after pluging in the jump drive) and have full rights to the computer. Most people don't know that. They're not supposed to know, you know? ;-)

These revelations come from internal memos and Bruce Gabbard, a former member of Wal-Mart's "Threat Research and Analysis Group." Gabbard was fired in March 2007, "for unauthorized recording of calls to and from a New York Times reporter and for intercepting pager messages"

insanity, except, they wouldn't spend a penny unless they got a return

This is reported to be a very user friendly version of linux that is growing in popularity.

Harrison told the meeting that Wal-Mart tracks customers including those who use its pharmacies, buy propane tanks and anyone making "bulk purchases" of prepaid cell phones, which some law enforcement officials have tied in the past to terrorist or criminal activities.

Harrison did not elaborate on how that information could be better used, except to say the data could be shared with law enforcement.

Wal-Mart's union-backed critics said culling customer data for intelligence was disturbing.

"The idea that Wal-Mart is creating its own personal CIA should make every American -- Wal-Mart customer or not -- nervous about whether Wal-Mart is invading their privacy or could do so in the future," said Chris Kofinis, spokesman for >http://WakeUpWalMart.com.

They also routinely turn stills from their parking lot surveillance cameras over to the police. So if you think you can set up a meth lab using Wal-Mart supplies, and cover yourself by paying only in cash, think again. The cops will have your photo in about ten hours.

Oh. And if you don't want to be put on the cops "suspected meth lab" list, don't buy propane, matches or cold medicine there. In fact, even if you don't like the cops knowing your every move, you'd probably be better off shopping somewhere else.

"The idea that Wal-Mart is creating its own personal CIA should make every American -- Wal-Mart customer or not -- nervous about whether Wal-Mart is invading their privacy or could do so in the future," said Chris Kofinis, spokesman for >http://WakeUpWalMart.com.

"It's a troubling new departure in corporate security. We're not just talking about security, we're talking about intelligence operations," Aftergood said.

Enemy of the State

It's not about the security that every customers needs, it's about the security the government needs for a con they over the tax payer.

I'm finding it coincidental (Laughing) that when the government gets your information, it's about "National security" yet when a blackhat hacks a house to aid to offer the rape victim a way out it become illegal