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Colombia's police plan to spy on citizens' social media
by Dominique Lorena Gonzalez August 14, 2020
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office has raised concerns about police plans to buy cyber surveillance equipment that would provide access to social media accounts and messaging services like Whatsapp, newspaper El Tiempo reported Thursday.
The National Police’s intelligence unit DIPOL opened a $1.2 million (COP4.5 billion) bid for technology companies that provide this type of spying services last month, according to the newspaper.
The police reportedly said it is looking for digital surveillance software to improve citizen security through “following media tendencies and social media.”
Specifically, the police said it will use public information that is voluntarily shared by users in their social media profiles, like followers, comments, interactions, locations and hashtags.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-police-plan-to-spy-on-citizens-social-media/