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Are you being watched by your local police? (forwardky.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36111319

EFF: Atlas of Surveillance.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Big difference between federal and local police.

The difference is that you only see the local police. You don’t see the federal/state agents who’re working behind the scenes as part of a task force until you’re already in custody.

[–] krunklom@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Yes.