Fusion Centers

ALPR: Stalking You by Your License Plate

The number of automated license plate readers has exploded to mind-boggling levels in recent years. Databases now contain billions of scans and they’re growing fast. This empowers local, state and federal governments to not just track you and build profiles on where you go, but also to use AI as a dystopian pre-crime tool to target people based on their driving patterns.

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West Virginia House Passes Bill to Increase Oversight of State Fusion Center Surveillance

A bill passed by the West Virginia House would increase oversight of the state’s fusion center and require detailed reporting on its activities. Enactment of the law would increase the transparency of surveillance activities in the state and could set the stage for future reforms.

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West Virginia Bill Would Take Steps Against Fusion Center Surveillance

he proposed law would prohibit any federal agency employee or contractor from remotely accessing fusion center assets or infrastructure absent a valid warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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Minnesota Bills Would Require Detailed Reporting on the Activities of Fusion Centers

Bills introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate would require detailed reporting on activities conducted by the state's fusion center. Enactment of the law would increase the transparency of surveillance activities in the state and could set the stage for future reforms.

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Top-4 Ways the Feds Nationalize and Militarize Local Police

While federal agencies have increasingly become a de facto standing army, a number of federal programs have been doing the same with local police for decades.

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Massachusetts State Police Tweet Inadvertently Reveals Surveillance

A Massachusetts State Police tweet appears to have inadvertently revealed law enforcement surveillance of certain political groups.  Last month, multiple natural gas explosions rocked three towns north of Boston. As the disaster unfolded, the state police tweeted an update from the “MSP Watch Center” that included a screenshot from a computer plotting the location of the […]

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