Monday, April 18, 2016

Football clubs are employing cybersecurity firms to scour players’ social media accounts...

Premier League football clubs now regularly vet the social media activity of prospective players for evidence of bigotry, hate speech and other illegal and offensive behaviour, following a spate of scandals.

Kroll, a private investigation and cybersecurity firm, has trawled the social media accounts of potential signings for several Premier and Champions League clubs, checking their posts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms against a list of more than 1,000 problematic words.

Ben Hamilton, a managing director at Kroll, said the list included racist terms; references to extremist beliefs and groups – such as suicide bombers and the National Front; indications of drug and alcohol misuse; comments about inappropriate sexual activity; and any indications of criminality.

The revelation comes after former Sunderland and England footballer Adam Johnson was jailed for six years for grooming and sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. Hundreds of messages from social media, messaging and chat apps – Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat – provided crucial evidence. Full story...

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