Elizabeth Harrington
Washington Free Beacon
Oct. 16, 2013
The federal government is studying how to use Twitter for surveillance on depressed people.
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) began a study financed by the National Institutes of Health last month that will provide “population level depression monitoring” through the social media site.
The project, “Utilizing Social Media as a Resource for Mental Health Surveillance,” is costing taxpayers $ 82,800.
This article was posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 10:30 am
Tags: big brother, domestic spying, social media
Feds Studying How to Use Twitter For ‘Depression Surveillance’
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