Wired News: Keeping Track of John Poindexter

Wired has picked up on the Total Information Awareness Campaign against Poindexter.

Online pranksters, taking their lead from a San Francisco journalist, are publishing John Poindexter's home phone number, photos of his house and other personal information to protest the TIA program.

The dispute over TIA seems to fall not along straight political party lines, but between advocates and opponents of the government's right to monitor its own citizens. Former President Clinton expressed support for the project in a recent public appearance, while conservative New York Times columnist William Safire recently wrote a pointed editorial criticizing the idea.

One Bush voter, speaking on condition of anonymity, said of the pranks on Poindexter: "If they're making him as uncomfortable as we are, good."

I am beginning to wonder if the TIA plan can be slowed down with enough spam. If I had Poindexter's new unlisted number I might ask him but instead I can still write.