There was widespread alarm earlier this week, when it emerged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was to start collecting social media information on all immigrants, whether legally in the United States or not. That deal, and all others with ICE this year, were for open source and "social media data analytics" services, as revealed in the "description of requirement" for the contracts. "This would undoubtedly have a chilling effect on the free speech that's expressed every day on social media. It claims to bring "cellphone and social media data together in one comprehensive analysis tool." Just this week, another $5.8 million went from the immigration unit to the $20 billion-valued intelligence giant.

Source: Forbes September 27, 2017 17:26 UTC