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reference: https://www.fbo.gov/index?tab=documents&tabmode=form&subtab=core&tabid=d1542ae3b3104a6c02559f0dea965beb
by Chris Burns, Jan 26th 2012
by Chris Burns, Jan 26th 2012
If you fear that the information you share with the public on a daily basis will be read by the FBI and you'll get targeted for it, you're in for a sour surprise: they've been reading your posts since the internet was invented. What this tool will be for them is a way to be a bit more omnipotent about it all, it being a "secure, light weight web application portal, using mash-up technology" whatever that means, that "must have the ability to rapidly assemble critical open source information and intelligence that will allow SIOC to quickly vet, identify, and geo-locate breaking events, incidents, and emerging threats." I'm not so sure their "cached and real-time proprietary data" request is all that realistic, but the rest seems like a task that could be attainable by a team of you industrious developers and engineers out there.One of the main objectives of this future setup the FBI is requesting someone make is:
Provide a user defined operations pictures[sp] (ODOP) that are flexible to support a myriad of functional FBI missions. Examples include but are not limited to: Reconnaissance & Surveillance, NSSE Planning, NSSE Operations, SIOC Operations, Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Cybercrime, etc.
The reason this comes to our attention is, of course, the specific listing of a set of websites that should, first and foremost, be able to be Searched:
Ability for user to create, define, and select parameters/key word requirements. Automated search of national news, local news, and social media networks. Examples include but are not limited to Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Another interesting layer lies in the "Map" category for requirements:
Ability to immediately access geospatial maps with coding in addition to providing critical infrastructural layers. Preferred maps include but are not limited to Google Maps, Google 3D maps, ESRI, and Yahoo Maps. The FBI will provide the layers to the selected vendor who must in tern incorporate the layer(s) on the respective geospatial map.
Finally there's a category for requirements that's called "Twitter and other Social Networking Monitoring:
Ability to instantly search and monitor key words and strings in all "publicly available" tweets across the Twitter Site and other "publicly available" social networking sites/forums (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, etc.).
Got your interest piqued? You'll want to head to the Social Media Application listing "Packages Section" to find the PDF that contains the full listing. For the original listing (on the 19th of January, 2012,) head to the job post and go wild!
[via New Scientist]
BY CHRISTINE SAVOIA,
article source: http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/the-fbis-latest-weapon-in-the-battle-against-terrorism-facebook
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has posted a social media application seeking contractors to build a system that can monitor social media for potential security threats. This news comes from the FBI's Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC), which indicates that the system should be able to collect public or "open source" information from social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter.The description posted along with the application indicates that the SIOC is looking for something highly flexible, so that agents can maintain alerts, filter data geographically, and quickly adapt to changing security crises. This document contains a comprehensive list of requirements, including abilities to plot global terrorist data, locate embassies, view real-time traffic or mob scenes, and monitor natural disasters.
According to the New Scientist, "The document also suggests that the FBI thinks it can use social media to peer into the future. It notes that agents need to use social media to '[p]redict likely developments in the situation or future actions taken by bad actors (by conducting, [sic] trend, pattern, association, and timeline analysis)'".
While the application document reads like a detailed want ad, the inconspicuous manner in which the plan was revealed has already raised privacy concerns.
According to Mashable, "While privacy advocates have bristled at the idea of social media monitoring, the government position is that if information is public, it's fair game for scraping and monitoring."
Supporting the idea that the application would focus on public, not private, information, the application document lists one of the operational capabilities as "Automated search for national news, local news, and social media networks. Example are included but not limited to Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Twitter, Facebook, etc."
It even specifies that agents should be able to search "publicly available" tweets.
The New Scientist reports that the FBI declined to comment immediately.
related Google search results: https://www.google.com/search?q=fbi+app+social+media&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
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