Posted on 01/29/2014 7:27:35 AM PST by KeyLargo
The Startling New Way Big Brother Is Tracking Your Health
January 28, 2014 by B. Christopher Agee
As ObamaCare continues to eat away at the private American healthcare system that the rest of the world once envied, the federal government now has a hand in virtually all aspects of the medical industry.
The intrusion is well-documented and is not limited to any particular federal agency.
Among the most recent developments is the Environmental Protection Agencys promise to scour social media posts for clues about potential outbreaks of disease. Apparently taking a page out of the NSAs playbook, the EPA announced last week that it is seeking a contractor capable of scanning millions of Twitter posts for users posting specific symptoms.
According to reports, the agency is interested in tracking cases of acute gastroenteritis infections or AGI to determine where the disorder is most prevalent. In a public notice, the EPA offered a number of search terms for the prospective contractor to look for, including [s]tomach flu, stomach bug, stomach ache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
The apparent mission involves comparing results from Twitter with studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control. Of course, the social media site is known to be the home of countless saboteurs and wiseacres who could easily skew results, thus invalidating any of the contractors findings.
Nonetheless, the EPA appears anxious to begin the project. Considering the emphasis on influenza, this could be an effort to further indoctrinate Americans with the ostensible benefits of the flu vaccine.
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