Greg Palast probably wishes he broke this story. Just another cell in the organism called "Outrage Overload."
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Firm in Florida election fiasco earns millions from files on foreignersOliver Burkeman in Washington and Jo Tuckman in Mexico City
Monday May 5, 2003
The GuardianA data-gathering company that was embroiled in the Florida 2000 election fiasco is being paid millions of dollars by the Bush administration to collect detailed personal information on the populations of foreign countries, enraging several governments who say the records may have been illegally obtained.
US government purchasing documents show that the company, ChoicePoint, received at least $11m from the department of justice last year to supply data - mainly on Latin Americans - that included names and addresses, occupations, dates of birth, passport numbers and "physical description". Even tax records and blood groups are reportedly included.