this story in tomorrow's wapo gives me the shivers.
If you recall, in the name of "national security" we got the patriot act, something that gave the government unprecedented powers to spy on and detain citizens of the united states. Meanwhile, nothing was actually done as far as improving security at our nuke plants, chemical plants, cargo terminals, railways, etc., and the feds won't reveal what information they have gathered even in statistical aggregate, even to the Congress which is supposed to provide oversight.
Now, the government, in the name of "fighting epidemics" wants to track the comings and goings of every single US citizen traveling.... more below the break.