Το Twitter ακύρωσε την συμφωνία πρόσβασης της υπηρεσίας Geofeedia στα δεδομένα του, καθώς υπήρχαν αναφορές ότι οι information collected by the company are used for police surveillance.
Last Monday, the Daily Dot reported that the US Department of Denver has filed 30.000 dollars at the startup to access its software that provides information through online shops and social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
The Geofeedia service offers location-based possibilities searching for something that law enforcement can use to conduct what's called “geo-fencing” and make arrests through media reports, pinpointing specific areas from comments, videos and images.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Geofeedia had access to Instagram's API, Facebook's (Feed API) and base Twitter data through an agreement.
However, these tools were used by Geofeedia to have data for sale to third parties, or even in quarters, who knows.
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have now canceled their contracts with the company, stopping any access to users' public data.
Really what would have happened if the revelation had not come from the Daily Dot? Do you really believe that the social media were they not aware of Geofeedia's activities?
