Predictive policing uses Foursquare to spy on taxis and public transportation

Thanks to 'Foursquare', soon law enforcement will be able to spy on anyone's travel habits without a warrant.

Predictive policing uses Foursquare to spy on taxis and public transportation Foursquare

Predictive policing uses Foursquare to spy on taxis and public transportation Foursquare

Last week, a Penn State article, revealed that Foursquare, allowed researchers to collect data (spy) on everyone's taxi, bus and train rides all in the name of 'predictive policing'.

Analysis of data from points of interest in Chicago -- including restaurants, shops, nightclubs and transit stations -- designated by members of FourSquare, a social media site, along with the city's taxi flow information, offered significantly more accurate estimates of crime rates compared to traditional means.

"Big data projects could improve understanding of crime and help planners make better decisions, as well as allow communities and police to use their resources to more efficiently fight crime," Jessie Li, assistant professor of information sciences and technology said.

The researchers used Foursquare data taken from taxi trip and public transportation records in Chicago. Some of the info., they collected included pickup and drop off times and locations, operation time and total fare amount, from October to December 2013. They also gathered 112,000 points-of-interest from FourSquare for the study.

For more info., about predictive policing read last month's article, ' Citizens are being arrested before they commit future crimes.'

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Predictive policing uses Foursquare to spy on taxis and public transportation

Predictive policing uses Foursquare to spy on taxis and public transportation

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