One of the best parts about the comical genius at The Onion is that sometimes their satire hits a little too close to home. Their recent video about Facebook being a CIA surveillance tool is funny but there’s likely a hint of reality in what they’re saying in it. “Congress today reauthorized funding for Facebook, the massive online surveillance program run by the CIA,” said Onion Factzone anchor Brooke Alvarez. The sheer mass of data that people willingly display about themselves publicly is very, very likely being used by both the US government and foreign governments around the world to gather…

Companies have used search engines and social media data to follow trends and attempt to predict the future for years. Recorded Future has drawn the most attention amongst the many firms attempting to master predictive search because they received funding from two high-profile entities: Google and the CIA. Will the company live up to the hype? We’ll all find out next month during the US elections. Focusing on the Elections A special section dedicated to the upcoming Senate elections is being closely watched by those interested in using this technology. Currently, the Boston-based firm has…