The article is mainly talking about how police use social media as a data mine. They first need to get probable cause to use some methods but the methods can be used such as using an automated program to search your personal history on the internet. It then gives an example of how police have been using this new information. When two boys of color were part of a crew and got out of it after a first offense they were tried again of different charges based on nothing more than conflicting eye witness accounts and Facebook likes and photos of who they hang out with. It goes on to describe how programs designed for commercials are now used to predict social cues as well as how geotagging is being used to track people who make the post.
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Now I am all for the police getting new technology to improve their jobs and in turn improve public order. Recently in non-lethal weapon development, an attachment to a gun would launch a small iron ball projectile at a subject that has resisted a taser or pepper spray was being developed. The officers were trained in how to use it throughout the development process. That said the officers need to understand two things with this technology and that is the lingo that people use in areas as well as how to interpret what is said on social media. To use the information a guide and to watch the area of the suspect closely before acting. Any information on the internet is free to gain nowadays and I see it is fine for the police to look at what people comment on and what sites they visit.
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