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Defense Firm's Software Can Track You Online

Raytheon's 'Riot' program combs through social media

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 10, 2013 3:10 PM CST

(Newser) – Hope you haven't been kidding around about al-Qaeda on Facebook, because new software may have already spotted it. A Massachusetts-based security firm has secretly invented a program called Riot—or Rapid Information Overlay Technology—that can track people on social media and predict their...   Read full story »

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