A potential Homeland Security plan to expand the government’s handling of social-media data has spurred debate inside the department over civil-rights concerns
The Department of Homeland Security is considering hiring private companies to analyze public social media for warning signs of extremist violence, spurring debate within the agency over how to monitor for such threats while protecting Americans’ civil liberties.
The effort, which remains under discussion and hasn’t received approval or funding, would involve sifting through large flows of internet traffic to help identify online narratives that might provide leads on developing attacks, whether from home or abroad.that led to the assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6., is spearheading the project, which he describes as part of an upgrade to the department’s capabilities in social-media analysis.
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