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How Facebook could get you arrested
Smart technology and the sort of big data available to social networking sites are helping police target crime before it happens. But is this ethical?
Evgeny Morozov
The Observer, Saturday 9 March 2013 19.20 GMT
Illustration of imaginary Facebook policeman
Companies such as Facebook have begun using algorithms and historical data to predict which of their users might commit crimes. Illustration: Noma Bar
The police have a very bright future ahead of them – and not just because they can now look up potential suspects on Google. As they embrace the latest technologies, their work is bound to become easier and more effective, raising thorny questions about privacy, civil liberties, and due process.