ebruary 21, 2011
By Lonely Conservative 2 comments
Why doesn’t this surprise me?
The US government is offering private intelligence companies contracts to create software to manage “fake people” on social media sites and 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.
Click here to view the government contract (PDF)
According to the contract, the software would “protect the identity of government agencies” by employing a number of false signals to convince users that the poster is in fact a real person. A single user could manage unique background information and status updates for up to 10 fake people from a single computer.
I wonder what that cost us.
Via Fox Nation, via The Other McCain, who calls it “Sock Puppet Software”
http://lonelyconservative.com/2011/02/us-government-contracted-software-to-create-internet-trolls/
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