| Facebook, Twitter sent data that helped police track protesters in Ferguson and Baltimore |
A powerful surveillance program that police used for tracking racially charged protests in Baltimore and Ferguson, Mo. relied on special feeds of user data provided by Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the ACLU said Tuesday.
The companies reportedly provided the data — often including the locations of users — to Geofeedia, a Chicago-based company that analyzes social media posts to deliver surveillance information to 500 law enforcement agencies.
The popularity of Geofeedia and similar programs highlights how the rise of social media has given governments worldwide powerful new ways to monitor crime and civil unrest. |
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