July 27, 2009 11:37AM 

# ‘The presence of terrorists is not an excuse to surrender to your limbic system—quite the opposite.’ 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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… says a commenter on a [*Federal Computer Week* story](http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2009/07/01/DHS-expanding-data-collection-on-employees.aspx) about the Department of Homeland Security gathering more personal information about employees, contractors, and volunteers accessing DHS facilities.

And well said indeed.

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[Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy) 

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