Monday
May282012
EPIC scores release of alleged DHS spy words
Monday, May 28, 2012 at 12:56PM 
Sample of keywords that spark interest from DHS. (Graphic: Screen Snip from Scribd.)Tell a friend to watch a documentary about lightening (not lightning), and maybe add that your fav show on REELZ has been cancelled and the incident clouds your entertainment options, you could be tracked by the federal Department of Homeland Security. Those italicized words are allegedly on the list of keywords DHS uses to monitor social media and other networking sites.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a Freedom of Information Act request to force DHS to release the list. The Analyst’s Desktop Binder for 2011 is now posted online.
in Consumers, US Government, US Media, US Security tagged DHS spy words, EPIC, Google Street View, Internet privacy
Consumers, US Government, US Media, US Security tagged DHS spy words, EPIC, Google Street View, Internet privacy 