#Followed: How police across the country are employing social media surveillance

#Followed: How police across the country are employing social media surveillance 



Started in 2011 by Phil Harris, a businessperson with stints at
Priceline and Match.com, Geofeedia allows users to target a geographic
area on their computer and scoop up the public social media posts of
everybody within the target range. The posts are harvested from the
companies with which Geofeedia has patents, including Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, Yik Yak, Seno-Weibo, and others. In
addition to targeting a geographical region, users can also use
Geofeedia to search social media posts based on people and keywords.