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[ PRIVACY Forum ] The Senate is Watching You: Senate to data mine
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Thu Apr 14 18:06:14 2011
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The Senate is Watching You: Senate to data mine "keywords" looking for "threats"
http://j.mp/hODBI1 (The Hill)
The Senate will conduct data mining of the Internet to identify
potential threats against lawmakers, as well as offer Secret
Service-led security training sessions for congressional staff.
...
He said his office will issue a contract by July to perform data
mining of the Internet and social networking sites in an effort to
identify and assess threats before they become an issue.
...
The data mining will be driven by keywords, including lawmakers'
names, and also by threatening terms such as "kill," "slash" and
"shoot." Asked at what point comments would require further attention,
Gainer said it would be depend on the situation.
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Golly Mr. Wizard, what could go wrong with *this* idea?
--Lauren--
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