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Monday, October 03, 2011

Internet firms co-opted for surveillance: experts | Reuters

Internet firms co-opted for surveillance: experts | Reuters: " Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are increasingly co-opted for surveillance work as the information they gather proves irresistible to law enforcement agencies, Web experts said this week.

Although such companies try to keep their users' information private, their business models depend on exploiting it to sell targeted advertising, and when governments demand they hand it over, they have little choice but to comply."

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