Your local police department may describe social media monitoring as nothing more than checking public posts. That sounds delightfully harmless, rather like saying a surveillance camera is merely enjoying the scenery. Modern social media monitoring can involve keyword searches, location filters, relationship mapping, automated alerts, covert accounts, image analysis, and commercial software that collects posts …
Resistance Survival Guide #293 How Public Contracts Reveal What Is Coming Next Most people learn about major government projects after construction begins, after surveillance systems are installed, or after policies have already been implemented. Researchers, journalists, and investigators often learn about these developments months or even years earlier by monitoring government procurement records and contract …
Resistance Survival Guide #288 How Small Teams Turn Information Into Actionable Intelligence Every day, enormous amounts of information become publicly available. Government records are published. Aircraft transmit location data. Ships broadcast their positions. Social media users upload photos and videos. Local residents report unusual events. Journalists publish investigations. Researchers release new findings. Most people see …