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What if…and Palantir, the CIA and FBI’s Threat-Tracking Software

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Yesterday, Boing Boing commented on a Bloomberg Businessweek article describing Palantir, a threat-tracking software. Originally developed as a way to detect criminals using PayPal for illicit purposes, Palantir tracks seemingly innocuous data points to determine whether a terrorist plot is in the works. More importantly, it has the ability to raise alarms before the attack…

What if…and “Mexican Cartels Targeting Bloggers”

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Xeni Jardin (@xenijardin) of BoingBoing (@BoingBoing) has been doing an excellent job covering the recent increase in violence by the Mexican drug cartels. Recently, she has posted a new series of articles about the Cartels’ targeting of bloggers and social network users. Historially, the cartels targeted law enforcement officers, government employees, and traditional journalists (radio,…