Geofeedia
Geofeedia is a
Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
History
Geofeedia has received an undisclosed amount of money from
NCAA. In 2016, 60 people worked for the company.[5]
Controversy
In October 2016, the
death of Freddie Gray. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, who were named in the report, restricted Geofeedia's access to user data as a result.[6][7] Facebook had used the service itself to detect an intruder uploading photos taken inside the office of its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.[8][9] After the cutoffs, the company laid off half of its staff.[1]
References
- ^ a b Geofeedia cuts half of staff after losing access to Twitter, Facebook
- ^ The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos
- ^ "Geofeedia geolocates your social media postings, reaps $3.5M". venturebeat.com. October 15, 2014.
- ^ "Geofeedia Raises $17M To Help Businesses Tap Into Social Location Data". techcrunch.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Ha, Anthony. "Geofeedia Raises $17M To Help Businesses Tap Into Social Location Data". Tech Crunch.
- ^ Kolodny, Lora. "Facebook, Twitter cut off data access for Geofeedia, a social media surveillance startup". Tech Crunch.
- ^ "Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram surveillance tool was used to arrest Baltimore protestors". The Verge.
- ^ Marotti, Ally. "Chicago police used Geofeedia, the TweetDeck for cops under fire from ACLU". The Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Facebook caught an office intruder using the controversial surveillance tool it just blocked". The Verge.
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