Social networks are popular with lots of folks, including terrorists. That’s why the FBI is looking for a contractor that will design an “early warning system” for it based on monitoring chatter on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google+. To identify potential “bad actors,” the agency will be looking for terrorist keywords like “gangs,” “small pox,” “leak,” “recall” and “2600,” a hacker magazine that dates back to the days of phone phreaker Captain Crunch.
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FBI Looking to 'Friend' Terrorists
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 30, 2012 05:00 AMSocial networks are popular with lots of folks, including terrorists. That’s why the FBI is looking for a contractor that will design an “early warning system” for it based on monitoring chatter on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google+. To identify potential “bad actors,” the agency will be looking for terrorist keywords like “gangs,” “small pox,” “leak,” “recall” and “2600,” a hacker magazine that dates back to the days of phone phreaker Captain Crunch.