State agencies ranging from the CIA to the National Security Agency have been pouring millions of dollars into data-mining firms that claim that they have a handle on who you are or what you might do in the future. These types of invasive procedures could even affect one’s ability to get hired by an employer.
Private firms helping the government have the advanced technology necessary to use data-mining techniques to observe what people are doing online, and further use that information to look for patterns of action and spending that could be linked to terrorist activity. Several companies such as PINWALE, Keyhole, Google Ventures and Recorded Future have helped make it possible for our government to watch our every move online.
The idea of pre-crime is also coming to the world of HR and employee management. A company called Social Intelligence data-mines social networks to help companies decide if they really want to hire you. Datamation reports that this company also offers a Social Intelligence Monitoring Service to watch the personal activity of existing employees on an ongoing basis. This type of monitoring has the potential to ruin the careers of many people in our future. Big brother is only a “ping” or mouse click away.
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