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    Illinois: FBI provides Chicago police with fake online identities for "Social Media Exploration" team

    FBI provides Chicago police with fake online identities for "Social Media Exploration" team Internal documents also reveal that police can take over informants’ social media accounts and pose as them online. 20 May 2022 Brian Campbell couldn’t sleep. It was May 31, 2020, and demonstrations...
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    He Was a Board Member of the Oath Keepers. Now He’s Holding State-Approved Trainings for Law Enforcement in Texas.

    He Was a Board Member of the Oath Keepers. Now He’s Holding State-Approved Trainings for Law Enforcement in Texas. Richard Mack wants your sheriff to defy the government. 29 October 2021 On a glorious Saturday morning in October, about 75 people are gathered inside an airy warehouse on the...
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    Los Angeles, California: LAPD used ‘strategic communications’ firm to track ‘defund the police’ online

    Revealed: LAPD used ‘strategic communications’ firm to track ‘defund the police’ online 15 December 2021 The Los Angeles police department worked with a Polish firm that specializes in “strategic communications” to monitor social media and collect millions of tweets last year, including...
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    Facebook (Again) Tells Law Enforcement That Setting Up Fake Accounts Violates Its Terms Of Use

    Facebook (Again) Tells Law Enforcement That Setting Up Fake Accounts Violates Its Terms Of Use 29 November 2021 Law enforcement agencies routinely engage in surveillance of social media accounts. Some of this is accomplished with third-party tools that use keywords and geofences to give cops...
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    Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Police Department partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying

    Exclusive: LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying 17 November 2021 Records show LA police trialed social media surveillance tech from Voyager Labs, which claims its software can predict crimes and help monitor private messages. The Los Angeles police department...
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