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A Few Good Kids? How the No Child Left Behind Act allowed military recruiters to collect info on millions of unsuspecting teens.

Date: August 31, 2009

Author: David Goodman

QUOTE: In the past few years, the military has mounted a virtual invasion into the lives of young Americans. Using data mining, stealth websites, career tests, and sophisticated marketing software, the Pentagon is harvesting and analyzing information on everything from high school students' GPAs and SAT scores to which video games they play.

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Key People:

• President George W. Bush
• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Marc Rotenberg
• Sen. David Vitter

Key Organizations:

• American Student List (ASL)
• Department of Defense (DOD)/Defense Department
• Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
• Equifax
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Foundation for National Progress, The (FNP)
• Nielsen Claritas
• Selective Service System (SSS)
• Student Marketing Group (SMG)
• US Army

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Communication
  • Information
    • Truth / Honesty / Lying / Cheating
      • Hide/Mislead

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Ethics (Organizational)
  • Human Resource Development: General
    • Hiring / Recruitment

• Computers & Information Technology
  • Computer Network Access/Data Flows

• Education
  • High School / Junior High

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • War/Military
        • Military-Corporate Relations
        • Military Organizations

• Law & Justice
  • Civil Rights / Equal Protection
    • Privacy: Other
      • Internet/Online (General)

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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