(Recorded 11/11/2022) and (Uploaded 12/1/2022)
When you have multiple police agencies; local, state and federal coordinating to surveil reporters and find new ways to spy on activits you want to know about it. So we spoke with Sam Richards who covers Police and Technology. Sam is known as @MinneapoliSam on Twitter----->FOLLOW HERE: https://twitter.com/MinneapoliSam?s=20&t=y0K1TwTdIuYTnImMsG8tcw
In this special we focus on Operation Safety Net, but cover a number of other issues related to police, spying, and retaliation against whistleblowers.
Links to topics mentioned in this Special:
Despite Widespread Mistrust, Minneapolis PD to Fly Surveillance Drones: https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/despite-widespread-mistrust-minneapolis-pd-to-fly-surveillance-drones/
Sam Richards on how Minnesota's Operation Safety Net surveilled protestors and journalists during civil unrest: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/03/15/minnesotas-operation-safety-net-surveilled-protestors-and-journalists
FBI training cops based on best practices for social media surveillance: https://twitter.com/MinneapoliSam/status/1581681477250490369
MIT Technology Review - Contributor - Sam Richards: https://www.technologyreview.com/author/sam-richards/
Minneapolis City Council "morning meeting was dismissed before council members met again in the afternoon" during community speaking out against plans for Rooftop Depot demolition: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/minneapolis-city-council-votes-to-demolish-roof-depot-in-east-phillips-neighborhood/
Unicorn Riot - Contributor - Sam Richards: https://unicornriot.ninja/tag/sam-richards/
The secret police: Inside the app Minnesota police used to collect data on journalists at protests: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/23/1047899/secret-police-app-minnesota-police-journalists-protests-data/
Army calls cease fire on military exercises that rattled Flint (these exercises were covered in Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 11/9): https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/06/military_exercises_over_in_fli.html
MPD’s covert social media accounts were used to conduct surveillance, unrelated to criminal activity, and to falsely engage with Black individuals, Black leaders, and Black organizations according to MN Dept of Human Rights Report: https://mn.gov/mdhr/assets/Investigation%20into%20the%20City%20of%20Minneapolis%20and%20the%20Minneapolis%20Police%20Department_tcm1061-526417.pdf
The Intercept - Contributor - Sam Richards: https://theintercept.com/staff/sam-richards/
KARE 11 Outed a Whistleblower to the Minneapolis Police. He Killed Himself. How the Press and City Failed Alan Ditty: https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/kare11-outed-a-whistleblower-to-the-minneapolis-police-he-killed-himself/
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Also some additional info on so-called "Sock Puppet" accounts for surveillance:
Surveillance Company Explains How to Keep Facebook From Detecting Fake Accounts in Leaked Manual: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxzvg/surveillance-company-explains-how-to-keep-facebook-from-detecting-fake-accounts-in-leaked-manual
