Facebook, Twitter and Instagram sent feeds that helped police track minorities in Ferguson and Baltimore, report says
“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. Authorities often target such surveillance at minority groups or others seeking to publicly air political grievances, potentially chilling free speech, said the ACLU’s California affiliate, which unearthed Geofeedia’s relationship with social media companies through a public records request of dozens of law enforcement agencies.”
The companies reportedly provided the data — often including the locations of users — to Geofeedia, a Chicago-based company that says it analyzes social media posts.
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