US State Department Uses Twitter For Intelligence Gathering

by Martin Luxton

Posted: 15 years ago 11 replies

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Here's how important Twitter has become.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran opposition keeps up pressure

Here is the relevant quote from the story:

Some telephone, SMS and internet services have also been restricted, prompting some protesters to turn to the internet messaging service Twitter to communicate.
The importance of such new means of communication was highlighted by a US official on Tuesday.
The official said the state department contacted Twitter over the weekend to urge it to delay a planned upgrade that could have cut daytime service to Iranians.

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YellowDot Software 15 years ago

Does that mean the US State Department is full of twits??

What's the official name for people who use twitter again?
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GarrieWilson 15 years ago

Nothing new.

They watch everything - even this forum.
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- Kay King 15 years ago
  
  Odd to watch CNN for two days presenting Twits as "breaking news" - odd because at the same time they were saying internet access was limited.
  
  And Twitter DID delay it's downtime due to those requests.
  
  Only once did I hear a news anchor make the comment "do we have any verification that these tweets are fact?".
  
  The twitgod must be smiling this week.
  
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John Taylor 15 years ago

From the title of your thread Martin, it
might be inferred that the US State
Department is short of intelligence.

John
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- Jeff Henshaw 15 years ago
  
  From the title of your thread Martin, it
  might be inferred that the US State
  Department is short of intelligence.
  
  Careful John, far to many people in the Intelligence business with thin skins.
  
  You don't wan't to encourage a USA invasion of Scotland, I'm sure... Well you might ... encourage them to send their best programmers in first, at the front of the landing craft.
  
  If you capture a few good ones, send some to me in Wales.
  
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  Jeff.
  
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  Paul Hancox 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Jeff Henshaw
  
  You don't wan't to encourage a USA invasion of Scotland, I'm sure...
  
  If the USA had a difficult time in Iraq, they'd have an even harder time with Scotland.
  
  You've seen Braveheart, right?
  
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  YellowDot Software 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Hancox
  
  If the USA had a difficult time in Iraq, they'd have an even harder time with Scotland.
  
  You've seen Braveheart, right?
  
  You beat me to it, but on the same token, couldn't we send mel gibson in anyways since he was in The Patriot (Braveheart 2) after Braveheart? Either way, mel gibson should be the whole first wave by himself, please end his life abruptly. Then the programmers. (Hope I don't get drafted into that!)
  
  EDIT: Department of Defense just sent me a thank you letter that reads "Thank you Don for your tip on the threat to Scotland, we are dispatching a team now to Mr. Gibson's house for further investigation."
  
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  Richard Tunnah 15 years ago
  
  Sky news actually had a 'twitter specialist reporter' to explain how sky were getting the info after news blackout!
  
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waysofmylife 15 years ago

They hear, see and smell all?
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Fox30 15 years ago

and that's just one of the things that's public...what else do you think they use without us knowing???
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MichaelHiles 15 years ago

You are all being observed.
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