This morning a British newspaper released a list of words that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security uses to monitor potential threats on the Internet.
The list was provided by the department itself through a request for access to information, which helps to slightly understand how the process of national security in virtual environments operates.
In the list, we find some obvious words like "terrorism" "Al Queda" and others that may sound innocent, such as Mexico, Tijuana, Pork and Cloudy .
According to a report by the Daily Mail, personnel in charge of this department conceded the list after a freedom of information request, so the public could know how this media is being monitored with the purpose of finding ideas that would be against the government.
The Homeland Security Department said that these words do not just follow the pattern to detect terrorist threats; it is also about health issues, migration, natural disasters among others.
It also said that the list should be revised taking into consideration the context on which each word in the list is being used, or the language the user is using.
List of Words:
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