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Tweeting the word 'drill' could mean your Twitter account is read by U.S. government spies
Daily Mail ^ | 12/28/11 | Rob Waugh

Posted on 12/28/2011 8:43:00 AM PST by Nachum

The Department of Homeland Security makes fake Twitter and Facebook profiles for the specific purpose of scanning the networks for 'sensitive' words--and tracking people who use them. Simply using a word or phrase from the DHS's 'watch' list could mean that spies from the government read your posts, investigate your account, and attempt to identify you from it, acccording to an online privacy group. [Snip] The DHS outlined plans to scans blogs, Twitter and Facebook for words such as 'illegal immigrant', 'outbreak', 'drill', 'strain', 'virus', 'recovery', 'deaths', 'collapse', 'human to animal' and 'trojan', according to an 'impact asssessment' document filed

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To: 50mm

Ugh!

MEN!!!!

:-P


61 posted on 12/28/2011 8:33:57 PM PST by Salamander (I'm your pain.....)
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To: Salamander
Wut?

Just trying to be helpful. O:-)

62 posted on 12/28/2011 8:50:03 PM PST by 50mm (Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
Well said. Happy New Year!
63 posted on 12/29/2011 9:34:48 AM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Nea Wood
Indeed. Happy New Year!
64 posted on 12/29/2011 9:36:14 AM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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