– Parliament has expressed the expectation that the PST will use open sources optimally. When it is not enough with five people sitting in front of their own computers and must follow, says Benedicte Bear Land, head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), told Aftenposten.
Earlier today wrote the class struggle that PST wish to access so-called big data analysis. There are large amounts of data controlled by companies or government, and that can be analyzed using algorithms.
“I would argue that for Norway is a need to apply new analytical technologies to uncover patterns and trends form the basis for good analysis and to reveal suspicious behavior by individuals, “writes Bjørnland in connection with the meeting of Nordic lawyers today.
She claims big data technology is “a necessary measure” to safeguard national security.
– Do not use in investigation
Big Data Analysis can reveal patterns, trends and contexts – for example, individuals or groups who have much contact. This means, however, that intelligence must store information about the activities of many innocent Norwegians.
– There are large amounts of unstructured data openly on the Internet, for example, from social media. We want us to be able to use these to analyze trends and developments early, to draw attention to where it can be cause for concern, says Bjørn Land.
She emphasizes that these are not be used for specific investigations against individuals, but to capture the trends and developments that may pose a security threat.
Can identify threat environments
For Aftenposten she gives a hypothetical example of how PST can use these data volumes.
– For example, there are currently so extreme Islamism is our obvious concern. If it is the case that situation then generates a backlash from anti-Islamist or right extreme Milo, it will analyze big data from the Internet might be able to point in this direction. Then we can turn our ordinary operations against these groups and may identify individuals we should work closely with, say Bjørnland.
Although stordataane itself is not to be used for investigation, admits she that the initiative is controversial.
– Today PST a very sharp service that works with specific concerns. Now we will turn slightly down on this, starting at wide to analyze major trends. We also see the privacy challenges, and now want to start a debate, says Bjorland.
She emphasizes that it is the politicians who must decide whether they will make the necessary legislative changes for the PST will have the opportunity to use big data analysis.
Included with manually
Today also retrieves and stores the PST information from different public sources on the internet.
– We monitor open sources today but it is very sharpened. It is to answer the specific information needs. If there are grounds to record information about a person based on specific hypotheses, we’ll do it today. But it is not so that we can tap the web for information and create algorithms today.
– What about collecting metadata, such as information about IP addresses and storage of keywords
– Our desire only apply what is already publicly available on the internet. What, for example, searches on Google is not part of what we now pray, say Bjørnland.
She thinks the comparison with the NSA program Prism, Edward Snowden in the past year has been for , do not hit.
– It is like comparing apples and pears, says Bjørn Land.
Lunken political support
After the news was known this morning, however representatives from both government parties, the Socialist and Liberal passed out and criticized PST suggestions.
– Right believes PST chief’s proposal is a comprehensive instrument that is out of the question to move on with writing strotingsrepresentant Nikolai Astrup (H) on Twitter.
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