Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times

[Cowboy]

One more reason to vote for Ron Paul.


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. Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing:
Social Networks

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Myspace

Blogs

• The Drudge Report
• The Huffington Post
• The New York Times's Lede blog
• Wired's Threat Level
• Wired's Danger Room
• ABC News' investigative blog The Blotter
• "blogs that cover bird flu … news and activity along U.S. borders … drug trafficking and cybercrime"

Multimedia

• Hulu
• YouTube
• Flickr

In conclusion, the Department of Homeland Security is just like you. We've seen no reports of The Atlantic Wire being on the list. But if we are, hello Department of Homeland Security employees -- thanks for reading!
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/tech...onitoring-drudge-report-new-york-times/47300/

 

[AAUTOFAB1]

you forgot to mention forumsforums.com

 

[muleman]

Can you say supercomputer and keywords? Then a human reviews what it points to.

 

[tiredretired]

Vote for anybody who will get rid of Big Sis.

 

[muleman]

you forgot to mention forumsforums.com

Obummer's guys can't get the search to work any better than we do!

 

[Cowboy]

Vote for anybody who will get rid of Big Sis.

And if not RP who do you suggest?

 

[tiredretired]

And if not RP who do you suggest?

Not Romney or Huntsman, that's for sure.

 

[Kane]

Once created, the Frankenstein of Homeland Security can never be killed. All we can hope to do is keep it chained up and wary of the citizens' torches.

It has finally dawned on Obama the simplicity of Gitmo. Suspicion of being a terrorist? No problem. Off to Gitmo forever. Suspicion of being a really bad terrorist? No problem. There is a drone with your name on it. American citizen or not.

Keep the torches lit!