FOIA info: words that DHS analysts pay attention to, patrolling the internet for threats

How can I avoid using these words — they’re everything I’m interested in. And if this is the case, it’s too late anyway. DHS has probably already been here, many times:

REVEALED: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don’t want the government spying on you – The Department of Homeland Security has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S. The intriguing the list includes obvious choices such as ‘attack’, ‘Al Qaeda’, ‘terrorism’ and ‘dirty bomb’ alongside dozens of seemingly innocent words like ‘pork’, ‘cloud’, ‘team’ and ‘Mexico’. Released under a freedom of information request, the information sheds new light on how government analysts are instructed to patrol the internet searching for domestic and external threats. – Daily Mail Online

After the snip, the lists of words:  Continue reading