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Re:Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsear... by beambot on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @02:30PM (#28225295)
> The terrorist watchlist [...] could be used to oppress, harass, or persecute people on the list and their families.

So... what was it actually used for? Wasn't this the same list that results in extra scrutiny at airports & whatnot -- wouldn't that count as harassment?

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Re:Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsear... by staticautomatic on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @06:01PM (#28227708)
Yeah it’s already used for that purpose…by the government.
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