Social Media Intelligence as a tool for immigration and national security purposes

• Authors: Karasek Piotr

Title variants

PL

Analiza informacji z mediów społecznościowych jako narzędzie wspierające kontrolę bezpieczeństwa w procedurach migracyjnych

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

Monitoring Internetu i analiza danych ze źródeł otwartych stanowią istotną część działań antyterrorystycznych o charakterze prewencyjnym. Bogactwo informacji i danych osobowych możliwych do odnalezienia w mediach społecznościowych jest wykorzystywane nie tylko do zwalczania zagrożeń terrorystycznych, lecz także do walki z przestępczością kryminalną. Artykuł opisuje możliwości i zagrożenia związane z potencjalnym wykorzystywaniem tzw. Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) w procedurach migracyjnych w celu zagwarantowania bezpieczeństwa wewnętrznego.

EN

Internet monitoring and open source intelligence techniques are becoming an important part of terrorism detection and prevention system. The abundance of personal information in the social media is currently used not only to detect terrorist activities but in ‘regular’ policing as well. The article explores the possibilities of the use of the so-called Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) in immigration procedures. Immigration services have unique capability to screen visa applicants in the context of their Internet postings. Such activity may allow to detect serious threats to national security, as well as verify visa eligibility in a more effective manner. However, SOCMINT techniques have their shortcomings which should be addressed in an appropriate internal policy governing their use.

Keywords

PL

terroryzm; migracja; OSINT; SOCMINT; media społecznościowe

EN

terrorism; immigration; OSINT; SOCMINT; social media

• Publisher: Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego
• Journal: Przegląd Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 19
• Pages: 405-415

Dates

published

2018-10-15

Contributors

author

Karasek Piotr

• PhD student, the Faculty of Law and Administration, the University of Warsaw

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Identifiers

ISSN

2080-1335