December 29, 2014
In response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Security Agency has released reports on its intelligence collection practices. The reports span the period from late 2001 to mid-2013, according to a December 24 Bloomberg article. They include a number of NSA blunders, including data on Americans being emailed to unauthorized recipients, stored in unsecured computers and kept after it should have been destroyed.
Surveillance is influenced by social mood. To find out more, click here.
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
