Online surveillance software
/ data mining
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKpD7MC22I
Each of us has our own unique finger prints... but what about a "write print". Did you know that a computer program has been written that will identify your writing style in a visual format. At the University of Tuscon there is a project called Dark Web which was developed to search the Internet for militant leaders and their followers. Sometimes fringe groups try to keep anonymous using fake names or postings that are unsigned, but their writing styles stay similar. It is an acceptable form of intelligence gathering through data mining posted on the Internet. It does not violate privacy because it uses text that is posted by the original user. However, I wonder if you or I would be concerned if we were the focus of a data mining mission based on our writing.
- Jeff M.
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