The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and their agents may soon turn to social network sites to gather intelligence on terrorist/national security threats. If they can spy on anyone on the ground, they can certainly do it online. They’re not doing this just yet, but when DHS receives a tip, the place they may turn to is the Internet and not just limiting to big cities, suburban areas, and small towns. According to PCWorld.com, DHS would need to come up with a way of collecting info related to a national security threat without putting the privacy of many internet users in jeopardy.
It has been admitted that government (federal, state and local) and corporations have used the Net as a tool to spy, and collect analytic info, study search and discussion trends, etc. And perhaps spy on anything and anyone, not limiting to the terrorists and the criminals. David Cameron, the UK prime minister, was hoping that information on social networks be tracked to stump out the criminals, during the recent riots. This is all a reminder that what you post online, whether it’s public domain or otherwise, may be subject to be monitored by government or corporations wanting to dominate the Internet in the future.
PC World: DHS to Set up Policies for Monitoring Twitter, Facebook
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