Big Brother : The CIA and Social Networks new partnership

By Amnesis On October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The CIA has formed a “strategic partnership and technology
development agreement” with Visible Technologies, a company
specialising in data-mining social-networking sites such as Twitter,
Flickr and YouTube.

by James Quilter , Brand Republic 21-Oct-09, 08:55

In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA, has invested in Visible Technologies, “a leading provider of social media analysis and engagement solutions”. The move is believed to be part of the CIA’s aim to utilise the “open source” information available on social networking sites.

In-Q-tel was set up in 1999 to identify “innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the CIA and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community”.
Troy Pearsall, executive vice president of architecture and engineering at In-Q-Tel, said: “Visible Technologies’ platform is key to understanding the breadth and depth of the online social landscape.
“Its platform delivers a clear and comprehensive view of complex information, integrating real-time data into a navigable and easy-to-use application that understands the context and tone of online dialogue.”

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