Do you know who your "friends" are?

[Von Mises]

By: Sean Kerrigan

The US government is offering private intelligence companies contracts to create software to manage "fake people" on social media sites. Private security firms employeed by the government have used the accounts to create the illusion of consensus on controversial issues.
The contract calls for the development of "Persona Management Software" which would help the user create and manage a variety of distinct fake profiles online. The job listing was discussed in recently leaked emails from the private security firm HBGary after an attack by internet activist last week.

Read full story here:
US Gov. Software Creates 'Fake People' on Social Networks - National Social Media | Examiner.com

Read the Government Contract here:
http://www.seankerrigan.com/docs/PersonaManagementSoftware.pdf

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I know every single person on my FB account.

I don't add the few folks who have requested it that I don't know.

I've not even added a few requests that I DO know

 

[88GT]

I know about 92% of the friends on FB. I only have 47 friends anyway. About 4 are friends of friends. And only one is a complete stranger. He's a good source for legal cases. I'll take my chances with him.

ETA: is this their version of herding the sheep?

 

[boosteds13cc]

every person (673) on my friends list i know/have interaction with/ or have met. i dont get how people can ad others that they do not know....like its a friends contest

 

[patience0830]

Social Media?

You mean like INGO? What is this FB of which you speak? I spent a day on Faceplant and the inanity was so amazing that I got right away from it.

 

[rambone]

When I posted this topic, INGO members defended the government and their propaganda software.

 

[ElsiePeaRN]

When I posted this topic, INGO members defended the government and their propaganda software.

LOL, well, that's probably because YOU posted it

 

[longbow]

I check facebook, about every few months.......

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

LOL, well, that's probably because YOU posted it

Rambone - they are betting that you ARE one of the government "personas"....

Lovely irony in that....

Where's Nordic Heathen Vinlander ???? Hmmmm.....

Maybe Fenway doesn't need to have "the same 10 people posting all the time", maybe he's just letting THE MAN do his dirty work.... hmmmm....

 

[BigMatt]

I think dross is a government plant on INGO.

 

[ljadayton]

I know about 92% of the friends on FB. I only have 47 friends anyway. About 4 are friends of friends. And only one is a complete stranger. He's a good source for legal cases. I'll take my chances with him.

This..I only have 55 friends on FB and all but maybe 4-5 I've met in real life and I've interacted with those I haven't in another and the other's I've interacted with on a different forum. Besides, IDK that I'm interesting enough for anyone to plant fake people just to talk to me