[privacy] Localities Operate Intelligence Centers To Pool Terror Data

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Washington Post.

[snip]

Frustrated by poor federal cooperation, U.S. states and cities are building
their own network of intelligence centers led by police to help detect and
disrupt terrorist plots.

The new "fusion centers" are now operating in 37 states, including Virginia
and Maryland, and another covers the Washington area, according to the
Department of Homeland Security. The centers, which have received $380
million in federal support since the 2001 terrorist attacks, pool and
analyze information from local, state and federal law enforcement
officials.

But the emerging model of "intelligence-led policing" faces risks on all
sides. The centers are popping up with little federal leadership and
training, raising fears of overzealousness such as that associated with
police "red squads" that spied on civil rights and peace activists decades
ago. The centers also face practical obstacles that could limit their
effectiveness, including a shortage of money, skilled analysts, and proven
relationships with the FBI and Homeland Security.

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More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/30/AR200612300
0238.html

Happy New Year, Big Brother. ;-)

- - ferg

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