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Here's your IT lesson for the day. The NSA's Skynet program utilizes metadata to identify suspected terrorists. The system uses mass surveillance of cell phone data and runs patterns through a learning algorithm that identifies "normal" human behavior (i.e. daily routine travel patterns) against individuals who go through greater lengths to remain undetected. The use of metadata is not new (i.e., Instagram is uses it to sell products to users) but the NSA's program overseas is far more controversial as the results are passed along to the CIA for potential drone strikes. I am not a terrorist, but don't like Apple or Google tracking where I am all the time so turned that feature OFF on my phone. (Go to Settings, Privacy, Location Services, System Services, Frequent Locations - but it is a great...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
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