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DHS Monitors Social Media For 'Political Dissent' (slashdot.org)
9 points by zippo on Jan 15, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


The government is listening to its people to find out when they disagree with it? It's almost like they're a democracy!

Folks, this is GOOD news. I know it's fashionable to complain about squashed civil liberties, but seriously, I'd be a lot more concerned if the government weren't making efforts to discover public sentiment against it from social media.




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