The DHS Plans To Compile A List Of All Bloggers, Journalists And “Social Media Influencers” (1 Viewer)

[Toller]

Many were hoping that once Barack Obama was out of office we would see less of this Big Brother surveillance nonsense, but instead it seems to be getting even worse. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security has just announced that it intends to compile a comprehensive list of hundreds of thousands of “journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers etc.”, and collect any “information that could be relevant” about them. So if you have a website, an important blog or you are just very active on social media, the Department of Homeland Security is going to put you on a list and will start collecting information about you. The DHS has already announced that it will hire a contractor to aid in monitoring media coverage, and they will definitely need plenty of help because it is going to be a very big job…

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-department-of-homeland-security-plans-to-compile-a-list-of-all-bloggers-journalists-and-social-media-influencers

 

[Linda]

They collect so much info that I wonder if they can actually manage it all.

 

[Laron]

I think so much is already being recorded that it's really more about the ability of software to locate what data is entered in an targeted. If you think about the webbot, that's just two people collecting data yet it's so very powerful. Just imagine what super computers can do with a team of people.

So while they may be focusing purely on this from a media perspective, I'm sure this is already going on on a broader scale by more than one party and country.

 

[Stargazer]

I do not consent to their manipulation. They shall reap what they sow.