Thursday, January 12, 2012

Back in the USSR


Homeland Security keeping tabs on "free speech"
It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months. Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Whatever that means.
That means you stick with the 'government approved' message, or else. Kapeesh?

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