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75 Percent of British Favor Giving Government Social Data to Prevent Rioting

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 10, 2011

Following the social unrest during the summer that swept England with help of Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry Messenger, a poll shows that 70 percent of adults support the restriction of such services during such events. Only 27 percent disagreed, The … Continue reading →

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Internet Usage and Internet Snooping Growing in Uzbekistan

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 8, 2011

Despite the autocracy’s best efforts, Internet usage has been growing in Uzbekistan in recent years. With that growth has come the government’s fear of an Arab Spring-style revolt fueled by social media. As a result, it looks like the government … Continue reading →

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Social Robots Prove How Easy It is to Mine Data From Facebook

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 3, 2011

A quartet of researchers recently proved that a handful of “socialbots” could be used to exploit data from Facebook that users would otherwise believe to be hidden from the public, PCWorld reports. Different than traditional online robots, these socialbots are … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Twitter Can Aid in Arms Control Efforts

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 2, 2011

The next great tool in monitoring arms control efforts and terrorist activity may be watchful citizens reporting their observations via social media, according to Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller. Gottemoeller gave her take on the role Twitter and Facebook … Continue reading →

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Counterterrorism Efforts on Social Networks Prove Difficult

by Tanveer Ali Posted on October 31, 2011

The Obama administration is struggling to fight Islamic terrorist recruiting through websites and social media, Politico reports. The story discusses how terrorist networks use traditional social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace to broaden their reach, while also … Continue reading →

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