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FBI seeking social media monitoring tool

World Jan. 27, 2012 - 11:00AM JST ( 13 )

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ElvensilvanJan. 27, 2012 - 11:08AM JST

So the FBI wants to read everything we type using SNS, even among friends?

Scary stuff.
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MaboDofuIsSpicyJan. 27, 2012 - 11:43AM JST

Do they have a facebook page too? hahaha They can make lots of friends.
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ElvensilvanJan. 27, 2012 - 11:57AM JST
The way I look at this tool, is that this may work two ways:
- -As a server-side tool, that scans all active posts and messages
- -As a stand-alone trojan, searching for keywords within the SNS
So, why won't the FBI hire the SNS developers directly, instead of hiring outsiders who may even do some damage?
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m5c32Jan. 27, 2012 - 12:05PM JST

I would be surprised if they didn't already have access to their firehoses. They just need better mining, I guess...
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RushO'HannityJan. 27, 2012 - 12:22PM JST

the obama police state wants to friend you and you will have say in that matter. enjoy.
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Elbuda MexicanoJan. 27, 2012 - 12:33PM JST

After 9/11 the USA will never be the same, and if AlQaeda supporters are on Facebook etc..sure just let them enjoy freedom of speech?? KABOOM! No, I would rather that the FBI monitor potential terrorists before they get away with any more evil acts of terrorism.
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FarmboyJan. 27, 2012 - 03:37PM JST

I'm sure they've already done it, and are now trying to make it legal. Still, I don't envy the agents given the task of going through gobs of drivel in an effort to find any terrorist threats, or even anything all that interesting. Imagine! You're sitting at your desk at the new division, and someone brings you 700 links to potentially threatening cat videos. After the first eight, I'd be thinking about a transfer.
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FarmboyJan. 27, 2012 - 03:46PM JST

And then, within a few months, people would be gaming Overseer program (gotta call it something), just to see if they can get a couple of agents to come to their door. This would be a lot of fun for 15-year-old computer nerds in particular.
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edojinJan. 27, 2012 - 05:01PM JST

Big Brother has been watching internet activities for a long time. This will just give them another legal way to get into our thoughts ...
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Tom DeMickeJan. 27, 2012 - 05:47PM JST

It's amazing...all this technology...that is to say they are doing all this and watching us and watching everything we do, type, say, etc, etc ... but NO ONE can stop spam mail, junk mail, computer viruses, etc, etc. Unbelievable!
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Elbuda MexicanoJan. 27, 2012 - 09:41PM JST

If this helps stop terrorists I'm 100% for it!!
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unreconstructedJan. 27, 2012 - 10:48PM JST

The OccupyWS dorkfests featured thousands of arrestrs, and at least 9 murders, in addition to rapes and assaults. I guess the Obama admin is worried that the Dem convention might go all 1968 if they can't micromanage that as well.
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SuperLibJan. 27, 2012 - 10:51PM JST

Why not just team up with the Brits who announced something similar after the riots?