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Media Reacts to Judge’s Ruling Granting Government Access to Twitter Data

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 14, 2011

The big news this weekend in the world of social media and national security was a U.S. federal court ruling that Twitter must turn over data in a probe of the WikiLeaks organization. At the center of the decision are … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cartel Decapitates Man in Another Warning to Social Media Users

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 11, 2011

Mexican authorities found the body of a tortured and decapitated man Wednesday near the Texas border. It was the fourth murder in the border city of Nuevo Laredo linked to social media activity. The man’s body was accompanied by a … Continue reading →

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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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CIA’s Social Media Monitoring Program May Just Be the Start

by Tanveer Ali Posted on November 7, 2011

The big news this weekend in the world of national security and social media was the unsurprising revelation that the CIA maintains a division solely devoted to tracking social media activity. The Associated Press reported that self-proclaimed “ninja librarians” in … 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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