The Department of Homeland Security says that it  plans to monitor your personal facebook status updates and twitter posts,  claiming that evidence of bioterrorism attacks and pandemic virus outbreaks  could be contained within them.

As reported by Wired, the agency has commissioned a $3 million one-year  contract to Accenture Federal Services to scan the social network sites in  real time, and flag up keywords that may help reveal if there is a trend to  mentions of health related posts. The agency says it will then be able to  conduct a threat analysis on the data.

In other words, if you post a status update saying  you have a bad cold, it will be analysed by software that can sift out the same  kind of posts from individuals in locations near to you. Specific ailments could  be related to a viral outbreak or a bio-terror attack, according to the DHS. The  agency claims such information could be used to slow the spread of disease,  develop early warning systems and help advise emergency services.

John Matchette, managing director for Accenture’s  public safety department, said “In theory, social media analytics would have  shown timely indicators for multiple past biological and health-related events.”  However, Matchette admitted to Wired that the method is completely unproven.

Accenture says that its software with also  constantly scan blogs and websites for similar postings.

Obviously, having Big Sis Janet Napolitano’s  federal government agency knowing what kind of ailments you are suffering from  will be of concern to those who value privacy, particularly given the agency’s  track record on such matters.

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