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Documents Reveal Widespread Use of Fake Social Media Accounts by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (www.brennancenter.org)
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The Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. routinely uses fake social media accounts to collect information about people, according to over 3,000 pages of document. The internal records include guidance for agency personnel and emails — but there is little or no evidence of adequate rules to protect Americans’ privacy rights.

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[–] Itty53@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The tactic also violates Facebook’s user policy, which requires people to use their real names, as the platform has told law enforcement agencies on multiple occasions.

What a meaningless and ridiculous thing to highlight. This article feels like a joke, honestly. Y'all ever heard of Snowden? Or the US PATRIOT Act?

Shit, just look at the funding page. These people aren't your friends.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Center_for_Justice