Department of Homeland Security Monitoring using fake accounts I Brennan Center for Justice lawsuit

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The Brennan Center has sued the Department of Homeland Security to force the government to hand over records on its use of various social media surveillance tools. The department offered an inadequate response to our Freedom of Information Act request seeking documents about products from three companies: ShadowDragon, Logically Inc., and Voyager Labs.

DHS already gathers and uses information from social media for purposes ranging from situational awareness to automated risk assessments of travelers to efforts to predict threats of terrorism and other violence. The agency’s expanded use of social media monitoring tools will heighten existing risks to privacy and to freedom of speech, expression, and association, affecting Americans, immigrants, and foreign travelers while making scant contributions to national security.

Footnote
The use of fake accounts or impersonation for any activity, including monitoring, is generally unethical and potentially illegal. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other government agencies typically have specific protocols and legal procedures for monitoring and gathering information for security or law enforcement purposes. If there are concerns or suspicions about improper monitoring or the use of fake accounts by government agencies, it's essential to address them through legal and appropriate channels. This may involve contacting legal authorities, seeking legal counsel, or reporting any potential violations to oversight bodies responsible for ensuring government agencies adhere to established laws and regulations.
Which federal agencies use social media monitoring?

Many federal agencies use social media, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of State (State Department), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Marshals Service, and Social Security Administration (SSA). This document focuses primarily on the activities of DHS, FBI, and the State Department, as the agencies that make the most extensive use of social media for monitoring, targeting, and information collection.


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