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Published 8 years ago by AdelleChattre with 2 Comments
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The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos

Among 38 previously undisclosed companies receiving CIA venture capital funding, several are developing tools to mine social media. By Lee Fang.

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  • kxh
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    Surely they just invested in Instagram itself, or facebook.

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    • NinjaKlaus
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      If they aren't at least a silent partner in facebook I'll be surprised, with the amount of info that FB pulls in and with most people willing to share everything on it.

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