These formerly classified photos are part of a series released by the German artist Simon Menner that he reportedly obtained from the Stasi archives. This particular set demonstrates Stasi agents demonstrating different techniques for disguising themselves. Blurring of the eyes…
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HBGary ManTech Internet and Social Media Reconnaissance Presentation
HBGary AnonLeaks ManTech Internet and Social Media Reconnaissance Presentation from October 2010.
Congressional Research Service
Government Collection of Private Information: PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congress enacted the USA PATRIOT Act, in part, to “provid[e] enhanced investigative tools” to “assist in the prevention of future terrorist activities and the preliminary acts and crimes which further such activities.” To that end, the Act eased restrictions on the government’s ability to collect information regarding people’s activities and conversations, both in domestic criminal investigations and in the realms of foreign intelligence gathering and national security.