Here's something to really freak ETS out: Wal-Mart begins building their own CIA. (757 hits)
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Submitted by Kaelic <scarletranger.at.yahoo.com> (View user info) at 2007-04-24 18:29:07 EDT
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8ON2P400.htm
There's a link to the article, but the jist of it is Wal-Mart is recruiting former government and military intelligence personel for it's own "intelligence gathering operations". Uh, kind of fucking weird, Wal-Mart. Kind of fucking weird.
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Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2007-05-18 10:22:15 EDT (#)
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Seen it. I'm not freaking out about it. It doesn't surprise me in the least. The question is, how much more will it take, how far will it have to go until people actually DO give it the attention it deserves and start to connect the dots with everything else going on? And by then, will it be too little too late?
If you truly want a head trip about data mining and corporate intelligence, look into the corprations whose sole business is data mining and check out some of the tidbits of information they have on all of us. How about the companies people reference in background checks and credit checks. They have enough information to completely erase your ass from existence. POOF.
Welcome to 1984. Smile for the security cameras.
Submitted by QueenAshlee (user info) at 2007-05-07 14:36:52 EDT (#)
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Wow that's fucked... Walmart is going to take over the world.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-04-25 17:32:25 EDT (#)
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1 Wal-Mart Stores 351,139.0 11,284.0
2 Exxon Mobil 347,254.0 39,500.0
3 General Motors 207,349.0 -1,978.0
4 Chevron 200,567.0 17,138.0
5 ConocoPhillips 172,451.0 15,550.0
6 General Electric 168,307.0 20,829.0
7 Ford Motor 160,126.0 -12,613.0
8 Citigroup 146,777.0 21,538.0
9 Bank of America Corp. 117,017.0 21,133.0
10 American Intl. Group 113,194.0 14,048.0
Hmm... nope, not all oil or car... financial institutions are up there too.. but WalMart is certainly a stand alone.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2007-04-25 17:05:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Kaelic (user info) at 2007-04-24 20:21:56 EDT (#)
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I think they're the number one corporation in the world.
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you're right. did anyone notice walmart is the only company in the top ten of the fortune 500 that is not a oil company or car manufacturer?
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2007-04-25 16:44:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-04-25 08:39:05 EDT (#)
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I'm not sure this really MEANS anything.
So Wal-Mart is hiring some pretty covert individuals to do some sleuthing.
As far as I know, anyone can pay to hire a private eye. I don't see the harm here.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-04-25 14:23:29 EDT (#)
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Submitted by TuTs (user info) at 2007-04-25 10:56:34 EDT (#)
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and then cyberdyne launched thier terminating robots and nuclear weapons and stuff..
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2007-04-25 10:39:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-04-25 08:46:13 EDT (#)
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IT'S LIKE UMBRELLA IN RESIDENT EVIL! PREPARE FOR ZOMBIES!
Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-04-25 08:39:05 EDT (#)
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I'm not sure this really MEANS anything.
So Wal-Mart is hiring some pretty covert individuals to do some sleuthing.
As far as I know, anyone can pay to hire a private eye. I don't see the harm here.
Submitted by strwbryfanatic (user info) at 2007-04-24 21:58:18 EDT (#)
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*waives white flag*
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-04-24 21:30:56 EDT (#)
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That's kinda scary.
Submitted by Kaelic (user info) at 2007-04-24 20:21:56 EDT (#)
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I think they're the number one corporation in the world.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2007-04-24 19:38:18 EDT (#)
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scary. #1 corporation in the US. they have enough money to build an army. we're all doomed.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2007-04-24 19:22:36 EDT (#)
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Who would you rather have doing market research some snot nosed punk kid who wanted to try out all the clever theories they came up with in business "school" or someone who would slit the throats of your competitors to get inside info.
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2007-04-24 19:01:51 EDT (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-04-24 19:01:48 EDT (#)
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This is indeed true, they have advance personnel scout out future Wal-Mart locations, and then identify possible combatants, and then take steps to neutralize them.
Submitted by street-pirate (user info) at 2007-04-24 18:49:00 EDT (#)
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Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2007-04-24 18:37:37 EDT (#)
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What the shit?
Submitted by Hagard (user info) at 2007-04-24 18:40:30 EDT (#)
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Once they make a Robo Cop I will be concerned.
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Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2007-04-24 18:37:37 EDT (#)
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What the shit?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-04-24 18:37:19 EDT (#)
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meh