NATO Monitors Twitter to Gather Data Concerning Libya
NATO spokesman and Wing Commander Mike Bracken admitted last week that the organization oversees and regulates sites like Twitter to gather intelligence in such areas as Libya where ground troops are not allowed to go.
Social media is taking another turn in its diverse trends toward monitoring and culling intelligence in order to track down and counter military operations.
Amnesty International reported that social networks have become essential channels for organizing protests and inspiring support for political change. Now, the intelligence community has joined the social networks as one of its many tools to gather information.
NATO spokesman and Wing Commander Mike Bracken admitted last week that the organization oversees and regulates sites like Twitter to gather intelligence in such areas as Libya where ground troops are not allowed to go.
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