When it comes to harvesting open-source Big Data from the Deep Web, stakeholders within every step of the data chain are concerned about the legal issues surrounding privacy and civil liberties. Professionals in law enforcement and the intelligence community, in particular, are concerned with protecting privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. Below are two helpful […]
It’s an election year and campaign season is in full swing. Commercials are on every television and radio station, polling cold-calls are being made, and rallies are creating buzz. The world of politics is large, competitive, and fast-paced. Real-time updates and information published on non-indexed websites can make it virtually impossible to stay on top […]
BrightPlanet’s Deep Web Silos are individual repositories for topic-specific content, and are updated with new and relevant information from the Deep Web Harvester in real-time. Each one is filled with high-quality Deep Web resources – databases, RSS feeds, and more – that lie beyond the reach of traditional search engines. They also include standard analytical […]
Social media monitoring is changing the way law enforcement does business, much the same way social media itself has changed the way people communicate with each other. With more social media users sharing their thoughts and actions with the public at large, law enforcement has two new challenges: First, with that much more data to […]
Trying to wrap your mind around the Deep Web is like trying to imagine there is a whole other world with even more resources and living beings than on Earth. It’s a territory unknown to most, yet has potential for everyone. What is the Deep Web? The Deep Web is sometimes referred to as the […]
The Internet is the most popular outlet of communication with billions of messages exchanged online every day, but not all of them are legal. Easy access, speed, and wide message reach through social media make the Internet an ideal platform for letting people know what you are planning, coordinating, or selling. Dealers advertise illegal drugs, […]
Far below the surface of the Internet lies the Deep Web. Google can’t take you there, nor can any other standard search engine. The Deep Web is full of valuable research, content and data sets too large for the average Internet user to analyze one click at a time. The Deep Web can be accessed […]
The recent arrests in the Carderprofit scheme have government agencies buzzing about the benefits of Big Data mining provided by companies like BrightPlanet. Without the proper tools and deep web intelligence necessary to infiltrate this organization, these hackers would still be at large today.
Tracking online activity is a difficult business.
With respect to the mass categorization that is central to most computer operations, there are two types of relevant data which affect speed of assimilation as well as information recall: structured data and unstructured data.