Federal government enters the social networking realm.
Apparently the Feds have a wonderful new idea. This time, through the IRS, the government is merging all of the data they have been gathering since the PATRIOT Act into a vast social networking application they are calling WYSKster. The acronym stands for Who You Should Know, and is still in beta, but will apparently go live at whoyoushouldknow.gov after April 15. Using data gathered from a variety of sources (including tax records, FBI files, phone logs, and flight manifests) the government will be able to tell any US citizen with a social security number who they knew, who they know, and who they should know.
I truly think this is a fabulous extension of the PATRIOT Act movement into social networking, having always supported the government's PATRIOT Act activities before. Thanks to Rick for the link; he is an always reliable source for these sorts of tips.