Using Social Media for Global Security
"Social Media mapping is the new achilles-heel of associations and thoughts, which were formerly unseen. Gupta and Brooks are without question the master of this cartography"--David Tinsley, Former U.S Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent. CEO, 5 Stones IntelligenceHow an agent for change can be a force for securityDuring the Arab Spring movements, the world witnessed the power of social media to dramatically shape events. Now this timely book shows government decision-makers, security analysts, and activists how to use the social world to improve security locally, nationally, globally--and cost-effectively.You'll discover how to collect social media data and analyze it to map the social networks of terrorists and sex traffickers, or to forecast attacks and famines. You will learn how to coalesce communities through social media to help catch murderers, coordinate disaster relief, and collect intelligence about drug smuggling from hard-to-reach areas. With its dramatic case studies pulled from the headlines, this crucial book is a must-read.Illustrates linguistic, correlative, and network analysis of OSINTExamines the use of crowdsourcing technologies to work with and engage populations globally to solve security problemsExplores how to ethically deal with social media data without compromising people's rights to privacy and freedom of expressionShows activists fighting against oppressive regimes how to protect their identities onlineVisit the companion website at wiley.com/go/usingsocialmediaforglobalsecurity for updates, data files referenced in the book, and additional information