The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos

[Equinox Moon]

I'm not a fan of the government's surveillance addiction. I appreciate that DU is anonymous.
Check out this investigative report from Lee Fang with The Intercept.

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https://theintercept.com/2016/04/14/in-undisclosed-cia-investments-social-media-mining-looms-large/

“When you have private companies deciding which algorithms get you a so-called threat score, or make you a person of interest, there’s obviously room for targeting people based on viewpoints or even unlawfully targeting people based on race or religion,” said Lee Rowland, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union.

[2naSalit]

1. Yet another reason

why I don't do social media outside my email and this blog.

[Binkie The Clown]

2. My tweets and Instagrsams are 100% un-interceptable. I guarantee it.

I have the good sense not to use either of those, or Face Book, or smart phones for that matter. Yes, I'm a Luddite. No, I never worry about someone hacking my Face Book account.

[Equinox Moon]

3. Good to pass the word

and let people know this is not conspiracy. It is truth.

[Blue_Tires]

4. Lee Fang is a piece of shit

I wouldn't believe him if he reported the sky was blue...

Isn't there a much bigger story going on in the world that the Intercept is missing out on, if not actively ignoring?

[Equinox Moon]

5. I think Lee Fang has done his homework

I think Lee Fang, The Intercept and Glenn Greenwald are stellar reporters.
This article for example he posts several documents to support his reporting.

The reporting of CIA harvesting data is important for people to know about. It adds to the issues of the surveillance state we find ourselves living in.

[Blue_Tires]

6. They'd do well to look at the surveillance state in Russia

you know, the one they've been covering up, ignoring and apologizing for since day one...