US Gov. Software Creates 'Fake People' on Social Networks to Promote Propaganda

The Examiner ^ | February 18, 2011 | Sean Kerrigan

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The US government is offering private intelligence companies contracts to create software to manage "fake people" on social media sites and create the illusion of consensus on controversial issues.

The contract calls for the development of "Persona Management Software" which would help the user create and manage a variety of distinct fake profiles online. The job listing was discussed in recently leaked emails from the private security firm HBGary after an attack by internet activist last week.

Click here to view the government contract (PDF)

According to the contract, the software would "protect the identity of government agencies" by employing a number of false signals to convince users that the poster is in fact a real person. A single user could manage unique background information and status updates for up to 10 fake people from a single computer.

The software enables the government to shield its identity through a number of different methods including the ability to assign unique IP addresses to each persona and the ability to make it appear as though the user is posting from other locations around the world.

Included in HBGary's leaked emails was a government proposal for the government contract. The document describes how they would 'friend' real people on Facebook as a way to convey government messages. The document reads:

• "Those names can be cross-referenced across Facebook, twitter, MySpace, and other social media services to collect information on each individual. Once enough information is collected this information can be used to gain access to these individuals social circles.
• Even the most restrictive and security conscious of persons can be exploited. Through the targeting and information reconnaissance phase, a person’s hometown and high school will be revealed...

[maine-iac7]

[Gene Eric]

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[ldish]

fraud crimes????????????

[achilles2000]

This is the work of Obamalini’s Joseph Goebbels, Cass Sunstein.

[bigheadfred]

Riiigggt. I bang myself with my thumb.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for pointing that out. I was looking at the original solicitation at https://www.fbo.gov/index?tab=documents&tabmode=form&subtab=core&tabid=c5de33539be037448b058a4e41f3e622 and saw the same things (MacDill AFB, USCENTCOM). This is a black hat op infiltrating our enemies who are pretty darn good at using the Net for their nefarious deeds. Makes a lot of sense to me.

The fact that this was published on fedbizopps strikes me that even the solicitation itself is psyops disinformation -- throws the bad guys off not knowing if they are dealing with other bad guys or white hats. Pretty sneaky.

Chill, folks.

[Cedar]

Fake posters? This stuff happens everyday on the penny stocks forums. Pumpers and bashers. They have it perfected over there.

[crescen7]

“I bet Willie Green was one of em.”

Not likely,

You have to make “fake people” seem real !

[reformedliberal]

I think it is still in the live troll phase.

The bots are still in development.

[Publius6961]

bookmark

[RFEngineer]

Do we have to give them amnesty?

[GladesGuru]

Someday, the entire Interwebs will be composed of government ‘bots flaming each other.

... while real, live flesh and blood Americans will be reduced to selling their junk back and forth to each other on Craigslist.

You forgot that the Gubament will be monitoring all Craigslist sales to collect sales taxes.

[squarebarb]

Was that the old Mason-Dixon Line AOL CW chat room? I remember it well. It was often fun.

[SierraWasp]

I’ve even been a little suspicious of some of the trolls on FR!!!

[mass55th]

"Was that the old Mason-Dixon Line AOL CW chat room?"

No, it wasn't that one. It was a different chat room. We used to meet on Thursday nights at 11 p.m. eastern time.

[filbert]

Now we know who will be first up against the wall when the revolution comes.

(Calm down everybody, it’s a “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” reference, made for purposes of satire and comedy.)

(Yeah, that’s where we are—jests need disclaimers. We are so screwed.)

[Carry_Okie]

And if you thought you were being paranoid...

[Intolerant in NJ]

Bump....

[bruinbirdman]

" Sandanista Commies took an island between the 2 countries"

So, did The Obammunist pay google to alter the border, or was it the Nicaragua commies?

I see the google "mistake" has been fixed.

This is no different than The Obammunist supposedly acting on CIA intel from Twitter and Facebook while CIA does not know about bombs set off by Mohammedan terrorists in London.

yitbos

[Texas Fossil]

Google is in bed with Obummer.

Obummer is another Commie.

Idiots like the weenie left are totally worthless at “spook” stuff. They believe their own propaganda.

I have a long history of disliking the Sandanistas. Was eyeball to eyeball with their surrogates in NM back in the late 1970’s to mid 1980’s. First hand, not related by someone.

—

A Socialist is a closet communist, a Marxist is coming out of the closet, a Communist is out of the closet trying to push you in. ~ R. J. Ringer (”How to find Happiness during the Collapse of Western Civilization”)