Feds Reject Counterterrorism Reporting Apps Over Privacy, Security Concerns

Sternstein, Aliya. "Feds Reject Counterterrorism Reporting Apps Over Privacy, Security Concerns." Nextgov, September 11, 2012.

From the article: "The Obama administration is discouraging authorities and citizens from reporting suspicious behavior through smartphone apps because of privacy concerns, as local governments begin releasing the anti-terrorist tools 11 years after the World Trade Center attacks. Privacy advocates and federal officials may be at odds on many counterterrorism surveillance techniques but they are of the same mind-set that reporting apps present too great a risk of stalking, discrimination and security breaches."  Read more