The FBI's guidelines for spotting terrorism

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Seriously, who in the FBI actually came up with this load of cruft about how to spot terrorists in an Internet Cafe?
I mean, seriously, take a look at these -->
Are overly concerned about privacy, attempts to shield the screen from view of others
Really Captain Obvious? Speaking for myself, I prefer to read my emails out loud to everybody around me when I'm in an Internet Cafe, Just In Case somebody might think I was doing Something Bad.  You can never be Too Safe, you know?
Are observed switching SIM cards in cell phone or use of multiple cell phones
Oh a doozy!  Because no one out there ever uses more than one phone, right?  And god forbid that I ever travel abroad, and purchase a SIM there so I don't have to pay crazy roaming rates.
Use of anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address
VPNs?  TOR?  I guess if I don't have anything to hide...
Suspicious communications using VOIP or communicating through a PC game
OOooooh, there goes the entire Hosted PBX business model.  I mean, VOIP =:= Bad, right?  And I guess Sony better get started shutting down the PlayStation network (ditto Microsoft).
Gather information about vulnerable infrastructure or obtain photos, maps or diagrams of transportation, sporting venues, or populated locations
Hmmm.  The last time I went to a Bears game, I looked up a diagram of Soldier Field to see where my seats were.  Hmmmmm.

Anyhow, the list goes on.  In complete and utter Genius mode.  Go take a look at it, and please don't cry (or laugh.  Thats just as bad).

 Patrick Cahalan riffs on this too at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen...



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