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FBI using Twitter's raw 'firehose' data to monitor users
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:59:53 -0500
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: November 15, 2016 at 11:23:04 AM EST To: nnsquad () nnsquad org Subject: [ NNSquad ] FBI using Twitter's raw 'firehose' data to monitor users FBI using Twitter's raw 'firehose' data to monitor users https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/15/fbi-twitter-dataminr-monitoring/ The FBI is using a Twitter tool called Dataminr to track criminals and terrorist groups, according to documents spotted by The Verge. In a contract document, the agency says Dataminr's Advanced Alerting Tool allows it "to search the complete Twitter firehose, in near real-time, using customizable filters." However, the practice seems to violate Twitter's developer agreement, which prohibits the use of its data feed for surveillance or spying purposes. - - - --Lauren--
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