17.11.2013 - 19:14 [ Mass Privatel ]

Police departments have NSA like spying powers for social media monitoring

At last month‘s International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Philadelphia, LexisNexis showed off a new tool it will bundle with its research service for law enforcement agencies—one that will help them „stake out“ social media as part of their criminal investigations. (making it easier for them to spy on activists or suspicious people)