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- 16x9, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Aplardi wrote: "No because they know all there is to know and I have nothing to hide."
I was going to make a joke about how some goofus was going to say something about how some goofus will chime in with a tried and true "I have nothing to hide." Then I noticed that in the very first comment, and honest to goodness goof beat me to it. - notkevin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"But, be aware your request will also go on your file."
Where else would they put it? - rcomegys, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dude, who cares if it's old? As many people say here, if you haven't seen it, it's new to you! I'm stoked about this... I wonder just how much they have on me, and if those records "sealed when you turn 16" are really sealed.... or at least, if they'll give them out to just anyone.
- DoraLives, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1NOBODY has a clean file.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1/me has a terminal illness, doesn't care about the republican hitmen.
rather take a bullet and have a quicker death than suffering the pain of pancreatic cancer. - snuff925, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Two things about this...
The form states:
"If you are interested in records pertaining to a particular incident you were involved in, please describe it."
I would love to see the requests that include things like "I hacked into a government computer...", "I was arrested at a protest for..."
Remember this simple rule: If you are asking if they have information on a particular event, then you don't have to tell them about the event.
If however you want them to learn about the event, then by all means mention it.
The other thing is, they ask for your social security number. You should NEVER provide your SS# to anyone unless it is a legal requirement. (There's a big difference between 'requested' and 'required'.)
From the Social Security website:
"The Privacy Act regulates the use of SSNs by government agencies. When a Federal, State, or local government agency asks an individual to disclose his or her Social Security number, the Privacy Act requires the agency to inform the person of the following: the statutory or other authority for requesting the information; whether disclosure is mandatory or voluntary; what uses will be made of the information; and the consequences, if any, of failure to provide the information." - silverfox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i doubt that the fbi will get curious about every person who request their own file. to look into every person like that would be a waste of time.
the average person would probably just have records like past employments, past address, schools attended, family, etc. things like that would sound reasonable. i'm interested to find out what the fbi has on me even if it is nothing important. i could care less if they record the fact that i asked for my own file.
how long does it take for them to get back to you anyway? i would think at least 2-6 weeks. - ebrandon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1so if I don't have a file will this start one for me?
and to answer the question in the title of the post, yes I am worried. - dataset, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2http://digg.com/software/Ultra_Fast_PDF_Viewer
Yes, I'm posting a digg story inside a digg story.
Yes, it's "old."
Thank me later. - recover82, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11. "got busted in shower with g/f by her mom",
2. "looks at pr0n online", and
3. "had isp tell him to ease up on the usenet usage" - kinobe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0^^^^ *ahem*... dugg.
- zoltan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0last time i check this cost money
- unmarked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"State how much you are willing to pay for duplication fees if any are assessed."
What is this, the Priceline-model used to acquire your information? If I give too low a quote, do I not get everything? Or do they just shrink it so I can't actually read it.
I should not be required to bid on my information. A fixed fee (say $25) is much more appropriate and would probably be more than what it needed for 95% of the people (plus, remember that our taxes are already paying for the FBI and everything else this government does). And if $25 doesn't cover the cost of duplication for the majority of people, we have much bigger issues (ie. Big Brother run amok) that we need to start pushing for (which, ironically, will be put in your FBI file). - matx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I wonder if they know what storied I digged?
- Quest-Master, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Dugg. I had no idea I could do this. ;x
- 5blocksfree, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0>> I'm really curious to see what kind of information that the govt keeps on the average citizen (me) who does not break laws or do anything else of a criminal nature.
Look up COINTELPRO. That should give you some indication as to what is possible, especially in this post-9/11 era. - Sh|fty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.gnome.org/projects/evince , very fast PDF viewer :)
- lws07, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0'Describe a particular incident'...hey why not tell them more s*** about yourself, they could always know more ; )
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No it's not really a catch 22. WTF did you think was going to happen writing to the FBI requesting info?
This probably takes the cake for the all time stupid digg.
If you don't get help at Charter, please get help somewhere.
-- digg - Ignathius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"'Describe a particular incident'...hey why not tell them more s*** about yourself, they could always know more ; )"
something like:
i would like to request the background check done on me when i had to sign an FBI log to work cleanup during the F.P. Murrah bombing in OKC. (i had to sign that stupid thing probably 3 dozen times). - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'd be afraid to request. They'd probably keep tabs on me if I had a clean file and randomly sent in a request. I'll pass today.
- capn_caveman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm really curious to see what kind of information that the govt keeps on the average citizen (me) who does not break laws or do anything else of a criminal nature. I wonder if they know much beyond where I live and work and other basic public information. I'd be interested in seeing this to be honest. But I'm not going to do it anyway. We should take digg volunteers to test this out.
- ishmael5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yeah, to paraphrase pretty much every other comment, i don't know what's on my file, probably nothing much, why would i ask for this out of the blue and get the feds curious, and as far as them having something on everyone, that's just an old policemen's line of thought on pretty much the entire human race, everyone has done something, it's just figuring out what that something is
- qpzy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The FBI has more things to worry about than a bunch of technology nerds who goto sites like digg, don't worry about it
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Describe a particular incident"..
okay, I'm just curious if I might be involved in the investigation of former attorney general of texas dan morales and sons side business of cocaine trafficking? - gotamd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1PDF files work fine in Firefox. I don't know what you're all whining about. If you're so concerned, check the link yourselves before clicking on it.
- geoboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"What happened to the story about p2p piracy receiving a 40% longer prison term?"
Ho ho! I smell a conspiracy... - N3LDAN, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Nah, I still would.
But I do hate pdf's, so, so much. They are sooo slow, it's like 1995 all over again... - flipzmode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"state how much you are willing to pay for duplication costs."
lol... uh... $0.50 - VickieDavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I could not get the pdf in IE or Firefox. Seems to be a FBI problem. LOL
- antiTRACE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0QUOTE: I wouldn't worry about it too much, unless you're a career criminal or doing something stupid. I have a friend at the bureau and he likes to say "The FBI yesterday's technology today." UNQUOTE:
I'm not worried about it, I'm just worried they may have info on me that is inaccurate. Can'it I dispute it like with the 3 major credit reporting agencies, and all that red tape? - foshizol, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0THIS IS AWESOME!!!! THANKS DUDE,
Now I can finally find out why I can't get those top secret jobs. I swear to god I thought she was 12. - iheartbeer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Are Worried About What The FBI Has On You??"
Well, I wasn't until now. Thanks. - lemieuxster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"this is exactly what i needed
allah is great"
Ha ha ha. nice. that made my day. - JamesWilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0For those bitching about the PDF loading (those who have a choice anyways) check out Foxit and XPDF
- thunkamunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hmmm...well it would be pretty funny if all of a sudden a bunch of users from some random website started asking for their personal FBI files.
- JAFFA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I have no idea what files the FBI have on me but ive been denied a VISA under the umbrella grounds of "Reasons of National Security".
I still havent worked out whether thats a good thing or a bad thing ........ :p - antiTRACE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0QUOTE:This site makes the FBI seem like a flea market. "Here you will find one-stop shopping to request information that may be found in the FBI’s Central Records System."
http://foia.fbi.gov/ UNQUOTE:
but yeah, like it says in the article (ugh, pdf) the freedom of information act online requests are not to be used for requests of personal records. - Mofo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I wouldn't worry about it too much, unless you're a career criminal or doing something stupid. I have a friend at the bureau and he likes to say "The FBI yesterday's technology today."
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0> You have to have it stamped by a notary.
Big whooptie fscking whooo...
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=notary+stamp&category0= - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0> Paranoid MoFos.
want to pick up some cheap real estate?
Request a file for all of your neighbors in their names (pay duplication costs by money order).
Everybody has *something* to hide... some, more than others.
We wouldn't be human if we didn't and if you don't feel you have to hide something particularly bad, well, then, psychologists have a name for you and you're probably already in jail/institutionalized. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yeah, the FBI don't use Digg. Imagine coming to Digg to find criminals. Insane. :P
- scupper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Are >>You
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0lol i wonder what asio has on me- sending net send messeges, useing a rouge acess pointm removing the page regulator form the school servers, useing the school name on the web with out permission, about 6000000 copyright inferingments, wardriveing lol I've been busy
- tarun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The FBI carries fingerprints from millions of immigrants--it's a requirement to becoming a US citizen.
- striker1211, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You have to have it stamped by a notary.
- spadin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This site makes the FBI seem like a flea market. "Here you will find one-stop shopping to request information that may be found in the FBI’s Central Records System."
http://foia.fbi.gov/ - SysDownfall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"You have to have it stamped by a notary." OR just state that whole long paragraph. Also, Do they keep records on minors?
- TridenTBoy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm curious, as Im 15. Do they keep files on even 15 year olds?
- JordanAustin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Are Bad At English?
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