Metadata Comes Home With New ‘Threat Score’ Policing Tools

Law enforcement agencies rolling out technology that lets them dig into metadata to determine a citizen’s potential for violence New software like “Beware” calculates a “threat score” using metadata, which critics say threatens civil liberties and privacy rights. (Photo: Jeffrey Smith/flickr/cc) By Nadia Prupis | Common Dreams | January 11, 2016 Police in the U.S. […]

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