Saturday, May 26, 2012

Target on your cyber back: DHS has a list of words deemed ‘suspicious’

Via Southern Nationalist Network

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees work on the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) operational watch floor where they monitor, track, and investigate cyber incidents (Reuters / Chris Morgan / Idaho National Laboratory)

The Department of Homeland Security has flagged hundreds of words as "suspect" – and while many make sense, like "Al Qaeda," some are just plain odd. For example, the DHS may dig through your cyber life if you write something about snow. Or pork.

So, you’ve just come back from a beach holiday in Mexico and posted about it on your blog. Or maybe you’ve tweeted about skiing lessons? Updated your status, saying you’re stuck home with food poisoning?

All those things will tweak the DHS antennae, according to a manual published by the agency. The Analyst’s Desktop Binder, used by agency employees at their National Operations Center to identify "media reports that reflect adversely on DHS and response activities," includes hundreds of words that set off Big Brother’s silent alarms.

Department chiefs were forced to release the manual following a House hearing over documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. It revealed how analysts monitor social networks and media organizations for comments that "reflect adversely" on the government.

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4 comments:

  1. Adobe_WallsMay 27, 2012 at 2:08 AM

    "media reports that reflect adversely on DHS and response activities," that's a compelling national security interest?
    One might wonder what words or phrases not on that list that pique interest and attention.

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  2. Brock TownsendMay 27, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    There are many words on L&P, but I can't find them right now. I had copied and pasted all the words, but it was too big to fit and I didn't know how to make it smaller. I thought everyone could put them on their blogs/email.

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  3. AnonymousMay 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Really ? ,well the people of this country are not all "dumbed down,doped up and distracted" and they have "key words and phrases" they watch for also.So here`s one 007 won`t have to consult "M" to decipher.The Constitutional violation`s of the last four administration`s are so egregious 99% of them should be tried for treason and crime`s against the American people.

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  4. Brock TownsendMay 27, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    The Constitutional violation`s of the last four administration`s are so egregious 99% of them should be tried for treason and crime`s against the American people.

    Agreed.

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