Surveillance Abuse: Be Aware

Here are some links to articles on the subject. This is not a political issue. Unless there are controls in place, these very important tools — which can be used to locate and prosecute terrible criminals — can be abused by whoever is in charge, for whatever purpose they deem fit.

https://www.heritage.org/press/oversight-project-sues-biden-dhs-documents-federal-surveillance-americans-social-media

Privatized mass surveillance: Babel Street’s new product is watching your networks, synthesizing your connections

https://www.vice.com/en/article/gv7g3m/meet-babel-street-the-powerful-social-media-surveillance-used-by-police-secret-service-and-sports-stadiums

https://www.protocol.com/government-buying-location-data

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/17/21371886/secret-service-usss-locate-x-babel-street-foia-contract-report

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/08/inside-fog-data-science-secretive-company-selling-mass-surveillance-local-police

https://gizmodo.com/secret-service-bought-access-to-americans-location-data-1844752501

https://theintercept.com/2021/11/04/treasury-surveillance-location-data-babel-street/

Babel Street: The Cacophony of Social Media is the New Newsroom

Shadowy US Spy Firm Promises To Surveil Crypto Users For the Highest Bidder

By Dr. Dannielle Blumenthal (Dossy). All opinions are the author’s own. Public domain.