ICE is crawling social media to find its critics, investigation reveals
- The Department of Homeland Security is allegedly conducting a mass surveillance operation on social media bent on identifying posters who are criticizing and making threats against immigration agents.
- As part of the effort, DHS has sent hundreds of subpoenas to social media companies while asking commenters to sign letters stating that their online speech “may” be considered a crime, The Wall Street Journal reports.
- Such requests can reportedly include seeking information about a user’s real name, address, date of birth, workplace and Social Security number.
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- The Department of Homeland Security is allegedly conducting a mass surveillance operation on social media bent on identifying posters who are criticizing and making threats against immigration agents.
- As part of the effort, DHS has sent hundreds of subpoenas to social media companies while asking commenters to sign letters stating that their online speech “may” be considered a crime, The Wall Street Journal reports.
- Such requests can reportedly include seeking information about a user’s real name, address, date of birth, workplace and Social Security number.
Sources: The Independent