Police mine Facebook for data on inauguration protesters
Mobile devices and social media accounts targeted by police in the aftermath of arrests Continue reading Police mine Facebook for data on inauguration protesters
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Facebook halts plan to mine profiles for insurance quotes
It’s opt-in for now, but Admiral – one of the biggest car insurance companies in the UK – isn’t ruling out expanding the program. Continue reading Facebook halts plan to mine profiles for insurance quotes
Twitter bans US spying agencies from terrorism early alert service
The service, Dataminr, alerted clients to the Brussels attacks 10 minutes before media knew: one example of its real-time Twitter analysis. Continue reading Twitter bans US spying agencies from terrorism early alert service