SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings, according to requests posted online by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
U.S. seeks to sift social media to predict future events
Sunday, February 12, 2012 | 5:28 p.m. CST
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