Operation Defuse Wrap-Up: Carroll County, MD Campaign for Liberty

On September 28, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JulieMD

September 25, 2010 by Suzanne M. Hill, Carroll County Coordinator Hi all! Thanks to everyone who attended the September Carroll County Campaign for Liberty meeting. In October we’ll meet on Friday the 22nd at 7:00pm at the SAP Hall in Westminster to hear Richard Rothschild speak about Agenda 21 and the UN initiatives for sustainable [...]

Software Predicts Criminal Behavior

On August 23, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JerichoMcCain

From ABC News — New crime prediction software being rolled out in the nation’s capital should reduce not only the murder rate, but the rate of many other crimes as well. Developed by Richard Berk, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the software is already used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict which individuals [...]

Washington State Fusion Center Standard Operating Procedures (September 2009)

On August 22, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JerichoMcCain

Washington State Fusion Center Standard Operating Procedures (September 2009)

O’Malley’s spy cameras; Maryland governor uses tax dollars to track your every move

On August 11, 2010, in RESEARCH, by Tona

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/6/omalleys-spy-cameras/ The Washington Times   7:02 p.m., Friday, August 6, 2010 Gov. Martin O’Malley’s furlough plan, imposing unpaid leave on thousands of state employees to reduce a budget shortfall, began Friday. Mr. O’Malley has returned five days of his salary. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times) With great fanfare, Gov. Martin O’Malley on Wednesday announced his use of [...]

Police Training to Focus on Spotting Extremism

On August 6, 2010, in RESEARCH, by Leslie

Dhs Train Police

Offender Wide Area Continuous Electronic Surveillance

On August 5, 2010, in RESEARCH, by Leslie

Offender Wide Area Continuous Electronic

(U//FOUO) Ohio Fusion Center Winter Clothing Warning

On August 3, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JerichoMcCain

From Public Intelligence — Ohio Strategic Analysis and Information Center 3 pages For Official Use Only December 22, 2008 (U) Key Findings (U//FOUO) During periods of colder weather, Ohio citizens and law enforcement officers (LEO) encounter a variety of winter clothing—ski masks, toboggan hats, stocking caps, scarves, head bands, hooded sweatshirts, and heavy coats—that can [...]

White House Proposal Would Ease FBI Access to Records of Internet Activity

On July 29, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JerichoMcCain

From The Washington Post — The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual’s Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation. The administration wants to add just four words — “electronic [...]

FBI Defends Guidelines for Domestic Surveillance

On July 28, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JerichoMcCain

From My Way News WASHINGTON (AP) – Under fire from civil liberties groups, the FBI is defending domestic surveillance guidelines that critics fear could unfairly target innocent Muslims in terrorism and other criminal investigations. “It’s quite an invasive data collection system,” said Farhana Khera, executive director of the nonprofit group Muslim Advocates. “It’s based on [...]

ACLU 2009 Senate Testimony: Protecting National Security and Civil Liberties: Strategies for Terrorism Information Sharing

On July 28, 2010, in RESEARCH, by JulieMD

From a statement of Caroline Frederickson, Director of the ACLU’s DC Legislative Office, given to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, April 21, 2009: Improving information sharing sounds like a fine goal in the abstract, but increasing the government’s authority to collect and disseminate personally identifiable information about Americans in the absence of reasonable suspicion [...]