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The Guardian and WaPo are pushing a misleading narrative. By their own admission, the so-called "surveillance" is collecting, analyzing, and disseminating publ
by sukilot 6y ago
The Guardian and WaPo are pushing a misleading narrative.
By their own admission, the so-called "surveillance" is collecting, analyzing, and disseminating published news reports about the government, especially reports that included leaked confidential information.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-who-published-leaked-documents/2020/07/30/5be5ec9e-d25b-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-compile...
- Kednicma 6y agoWaPo wasn't the only recipient of the leak. The other, Lawfare, covered this as well [0]. "I&A personnel are permitted to engage in physical surveillance, the use of mail covers, and the use of monitoring devices," as long as they can justify it as 'counterintelligence'. They need to have a justification first, but LEOs are great at coming up with empty ad-hoc justifications. [0] https://www.lawfareblog.com/dhs-authorizes-domestic-surveillance-protect-statues-and-monuments https://www.lawfareblog.com/dhs-authorizes-domestic-surveill...