Homeland Security Monitoring Social Media, Blogs
Jan 11, 2012 22:41:27 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jan 11, 2012 22:41:27 GMT -5
Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times
Drudge Report
Adam Clark Estes 40,059 Views 5:46 PM ET
It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months. Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Whatever that means. Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing:
Social Networks
Facebook
Twitter
Myspace
Blogs
The Drudge Report
The Huffington Post
The New York Times's Lede blog
Wired's Threat Level
Wired's Danger Room
ABC News' investigative blog The Blotter
"blogs that cover bird flu … news and activity along U.S. borders … drug trafficking and cybercrime"
Multimedia
Hulu
YouTube
Flickr
In conclusion, the Department of Homeland Security is just like you. We've seen no reports of The Atlantic Wire being on the list. But if we are, hello Department of Homeland Security employees -- thanks for reading!
www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=7955
Drudge Report
Adam Clark Estes 40,059 Views 5:46 PM ET
It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months. Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Whatever that means. Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing:
Social Networks
Myspace
Blogs
The Drudge Report
The Huffington Post
The New York Times's Lede blog
Wired's Threat Level
Wired's Danger Room
ABC News' investigative blog The Blotter
"blogs that cover bird flu … news and activity along U.S. borders … drug trafficking and cybercrime"
Multimedia
Hulu
YouTube
Flickr
In conclusion, the Department of Homeland Security is just like you. We've seen no reports of The Atlantic Wire being on the list. But if we are, hello Department of Homeland Security employees -- thanks for reading!
www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=7955
