by Erecca Nacion
When social media was introduced into the world and our community, privacy is a huge issue associated with these new platforms of interaction. Through social media, people are able to find valuable personal information on any given individual. Police are even taking advantage on these social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to monitor chatter that could tip them off to potential criminal activity in their communities.
When social media was introduced into the world and our community, privacy is a huge issue associated with these new platforms of interaction. Through social media, people are able to find valuable personal information on any given individual. Police are even taking advantage on these social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to monitor chatter that could tip them off to potential criminal activity in their communities.
Now these
privacy issues in social media are now coming into regards of live sporting
events. Turns out officials from sporting events are watching what fans are
doing before they ever even scan a ticket to get inside a game. Security firms
tasked with monitoring fan behavior to stop them from rushing the court,
threatening a coach or player, or getting rowdy during a big game are
increasingly turning to social media as a predictor of whether or not fans will
get feisty.
For
instance, A the Minnesota Vikings fans were getting ready for the final game at
the Metrodome in December, officials at Whelan Security notices social media
chatter suggesting some might rush the field and try to steal a piece of
history. The firm that provides security for the Vikings had more guards
present that day to maintain calm during the team’s win.
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Hello Erreca,
ReplyDeleteI found this post very interesting. I never knew that security officials monitored social media to look for suspicious fan behavior that may occur at a game. It surprises me that with just a simple search or hashtag on social media can reveal so much information that can protect the game of sports. I found an article online that discusses a program that can track people on social media to see what they are up to. It's called the Riot program and is referred to as the "Google for spies". I think this relates to your post because many security firms use this program to predict suspicious fan behavior. Here is a link to the article: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/10/software-tracks-social-media-defence
- Jessica Cruz (The Social Athlete Bandwagon)