FBI using Twitter's raw 'firehose' data to monitor users

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> 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.
>
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>
> --Lauren--



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