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12th May 2011, 11:34
Used by the U.S. military, security programme Geotime tracks suspects' movements and communications and displays them on a 3D graphic
Police are using software to track the moves of suspects across the digital world, it has emerged, provoking fury among civil rights and privacy campaigners.
The Metropolitan Police has bought Geotime, a security programme used by the U.S. military which tracks suspects' movements and communications and displays them on a three-dimensional graphic.
The software aggregates information gathered from social networking sites, GPS devices like the iPhone, mobile phones, financial transactions and IP network logs to build a detailed picture of an individual's movements.
Full spectrum surveillance: The Geotime software aggregates information from a variety of sources to build a detailed 3D picture of an individual's movements
The Met, Britain's largest police force, has confirmed that it has purchased the software and refused to rule out its use in investigating public order disturbances.
Privacy campaigners have expressed concern at the police's adoption of the software.
source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1386191/Privacy-storm-police-buy-Geotime-software-maps-suspects-digital-movements.html
Police are using software to track the moves of suspects across the digital world, it has emerged, provoking fury among civil rights and privacy campaigners.
The Metropolitan Police has bought Geotime, a security programme used by the U.S. military which tracks suspects' movements and communications and displays them on a three-dimensional graphic.
The software aggregates information gathered from social networking sites, GPS devices like the iPhone, mobile phones, financial transactions and IP network logs to build a detailed picture of an individual's movements.
Full spectrum surveillance: The Geotime software aggregates information from a variety of sources to build a detailed 3D picture of an individual's movements
The Met, Britain's largest police force, has confirmed that it has purchased the software and refused to rule out its use in investigating public order disturbances.
Privacy campaigners have expressed concern at the police's adoption of the software.
source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1386191/Privacy-storm-police-buy-Geotime-software-maps-suspects-digital-movements.html