Los Angeles police in the United States are collecting information about accounts social media they have.
According to documents Received from the Brennan Justice Center in New York Law School, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) instructs its officers to collect information on social media accounts and email addresses when interviewing detainees.
This is a rather unusual policy, even though the LAPD has been doing it for years. And while detainees may refuse to give police information on their social media accounts (facebook, twitter, etc.), many people may not be aware of their rights and may feel compelled to provide this information.
It is not clear how much social media account information LAPD officers have collected or what police officers do when detainees refuse to give details.
The news isn't just about America, but a new online future that seems to be on the way. THE collection details of social media accounts, or emails or even mobile phone numbers is one of a growing number of components for citizen surveillance.
This collection already exists in Greece. Many public and private services are rather "urgently" asking citizens for information they should not normally have.
Do you think we are saying too much? Try to register with EYDAP and you will see that they require you to provide them with a mobile phone number, otherwise the application will not proceed. It seems that it is mandatory for every citizen to have a mobile phone.
I still remember the look of one headmistress banks when she asked me for a mobile phone and while I was holding it in my hands, I told her that I don't have a mobile phone at all (after all, the one I was holding was for my work and not personal). Have you tried to subscribe to the intangible prescription; Be sure to ask for your mobile phone and / or email, otherwise forget the service.
Social media, emails, mobile phones have entered our lives and are starting to become necessary to be able to handle your transactions with the public. So don't be surprised if the news ID card is there an email in your data that you manage and why not, your facebook account.
