A LOT OF WEBSITES have been playing up this Australian newspaper article that claims the U.S. government is “planning to recruit one in 24 Americans as citizen spies.” An actual careful reading of the story reveals a lot of speculation on the writer’s part about the Feds’ proposed “Terrorism Information and Prevention System.” Few actual details on the program have been revealed. But that doesn’t stop the speculation. And it shouldn’t stop you from being wary of such schemes.