Social media may be killing witness protection

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[1] Social media sites are regarded as threats to Australia’s secret protection program for witnesses.

[2] Aside from the social media sites’ image tagging capabilities, new facial recognition software and biometrics are also exposing witnesses’ lives at risk.

[3] It would be difficult to hide witnesses living under new identities because there’s greater chances that the participants or family members are already actively engaging in social media.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Social media may be killing witness protection