Revealed: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don't want the government spying on you (and they include 'pork', 'cloud' and 'Mexico')
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- Department of Homeland Security forced to release list following freedom of information request
- Agency insists it only looks for evidence of genuine threats to the U.S. and not for signs of general dissent
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Revealing: A list of keywords used by government analysts to scour the internet for evidence of threats to the U.S. has been released under the Freedom of Information Act 5.39.217.76) e. N" N, V$ ]* ]
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The Department of Homeland Security has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S.! o' ~9 H! C* C! Y
( F+ P; v; R6 [8 T5.39.217.76The intriguing the list includes obvious choices such as 'attack', 'Al Qaeda', 'terrorism' and 'dirty bomb' alongside dozens of seemingly innocent words like 'pork', 'cloud', 'team' and 'Mexico'.
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. ^8 q, q* \* B G! b' [8 H% Y2 e; pTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Released under a freedom of information request, the information sheds new light on how government analysts are instructed to patrol the internet searching for domestic and external threats.
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The words are included in the department's 2011 'Analyst's Desktop Binder' used by workers at their National Operations Center which instructs workers to identify 'media reports that reflect adversely on DHS and response activities'.( E4 p M/ D. K
1 A4 M. M, y8 M1 W公仔箱論壇Department chiefs were forced to release the manual following a House hearing over documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit which revealed how analysts monitor social networks and media organisations for comments that 'reflect adversely' on the government. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% {* M1 I; W: k$ Y4 x: {( h
0 i. d7 a4 s ]公仔箱論壇However they insisted the practice was aimed not at policing the internet for disparaging remarks about the government and signs of general dissent, but to provide awareness of any potential threats.
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+ D. m, Y) h* @* I7 r2 o5.39.217.76As well as terrorism, analysts are instructed to search for evidence of unfolding natural disasters, public health threats and serious crimes such as mall/school shootings, major drug busts, illegal immigrant busts.
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' D' E4 `! g \' atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe list has been posted online by the Electronic Privacy Information Center - a privacy watchdog group who filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act before suing to obtain the release of the documents.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 r3 Z: j, R$ V
# ] C. Q9 E$ S1 Q& F3 ]! r7 @7 ?5.39.217.76In a letter to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counter-terrorism and Intelligence, the centre described the choice of words as 'broad, vague and ambiguous'.
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Threat detection: Released under a freedom of information request, the information sheds new light on how government analysts are instructed to patrol the internet searching for domestic and external threats
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They point out that it includes 'vast amounts of First Amendment protected speech that is entirely unrelated to the Department of Homeland Security mission to protect the public against terrorism and disasters.'
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A senior Homeland Security official told the Huffington Post that the manual 'is a starting point, not the endgame' in maintaining situational awareness of natural and man-made threats and denied that the government was monitoring signs of dissent.
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However the agency admitted that the language used was vague and in need of updating.
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! j6 ]: }& h& f- N+ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSpokesman Matthew Chandler told website: 'To ensure clarity, as part of ... routine compliance review, DHS will review the language contained in all materials to clearly and accurately convey the parameters and intention of the program.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" k+ C. u& \( ~+ ]) B
6 w" Q5 a, J7 A* EMIND YOUR LANGUAGE: THE LIST OF KEYWORDS IN FULL5.39.217.76) R& ~9 O/ w" k7 n# |
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