you know they are using that shit to monitor MAGA

PB

>>19912937 Hochul Says New York Has Started Conducting Special Media “Surveillance Efforts” To Monitor “Hate”

The State Police Are Watching Your Social Media

The New York State Police bought social media monitoring programs that have violated platforms’ policies and been used to surveil Black Lives Matter protesters.

Chris Gelardi · January 13, 2023

FOR AT LEAST eight years, the New York State Police have bought an array of programs that sift through mass quantities of social media information — including from companies with access to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram’s internal data — contracts obtained by New York Focus show. The documents shed new light on the State Police’s internet surveillance efforts, which Governor Kathy Hochul has sought to ramp up.

The records also illustrate a cat and mouse game the State Police have played with social media companies, which have tried to prevent law enforcement from using their platforms for surveillance. After the American Civil Liberties Union revealed that companies — including two to which the State Police had subscribed — had used internal social media data to track Black Lives Matter protesters, the three major platforms cut off their access. The State Police then entered into contracts — likely still in effect — with at least two different companies, one of which has found ways to monitor racial justice demonstrators without getting booted from Twitter’s data stream.

The other company pulls information from over 100 other websites, allowing authorities to create detailed profiles in order to “know everything” about individuals they’re interested in.

The State Police documents — obtained via several public records requests — come to the fore as half a dozen state legislators and several advocacy organizations launched a wide-ranging legislative campaign this week aimed at making New York a “surveillance sanctuary state.” It’s Albany’s biggest push yet to rein in invasive law enforcement technology — though none of the bills the campaign introduced target the social media monitoring tools, illustrating the extent to which the development of surveillance tech is outpacing legislative oversight.

There are currently no state laws limiting police’s use of the internet monitoring tools for privacy reasons. According to State Police spokesperson Beau Duffy, the programs are “restricted to members who have been specially trained and are closely supervised.”

“These software services and tools have helped eliminate individuals from suspicion and convict others for serious crimes,” Duffy said. “We follow all laws when it comes to gathering evidence to ensure anything relevant to a prosecution can withstand legal scrutiny and be used in court.”

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>The New York State Police bought social media monitoring programs that have violated platforms’ policies and been used to surveil Black Lives Matter protesters.

Watchdogs are skeptical. “When these systems are used without any public accountability or oversight, it really raises my alarm bells,” said Albert Fox Cahn, executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project. “You can use [this technology] for everything from tracking social media mentions of your own organization for PR purposes to conducting widespread warrantless surveillance.”

The 3,500-officer State Police department, responsible for both patrol duties and statewide investigations, has recently entered the market for various other high-dollar gadgets, like a $200,000 military-grade armored truck, an underwater camera robot, and a fleet of miniature surveillance drones. As New York Focus has reported, the department is beefing up its surveillance and intelligence capabilities, purchasing powerful cell phone hacking tools from an Israeli cyber-intelligence firm amid an influx in funding for digital monitoring.

“We’re catching up to what technology can and cannot do to make sure we’re protecting the civil liberties of individuals,” said Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, who, as part of the anti-surveillance campaign, has introduced legislation to ban government entities from gathering biometric data.

“We also can think right now about what protections we’ll need in the future,” said Kristen Gonzalez, chair of the state Senate’s technology committee, who is sponsoring a bill to modernize New York’s four-decade-old Personal Privacy Protection Law. “If we want a strong democracy, we need to ensure that our [Fourth Amendment] rights are being maintained.”

THE STATE POLICE’S social media monitoring tool purchases track with an upheaval in the industry.

In November 2015 — the earliest date for which New York Focus obtained records — the department entered into 10-month subscriptions withGeofeedia and Media Sonar, companies founded a decade ago with funding from theUS Central Intelligence Agency’s venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel.When they signed the contracts, both companies had agreements with Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram that gave them access to various versions of the platforms’ internal data streams of public posts. The companies then used the exclusive data to feed insights to their customers, from marketing analysts to news outlets to police departments.

Geofeedia in particular specialized in honing in on posts that users had geotagged to offer customers real-time location information for the social media activity they were tracking. The company also had a feature allowing police to integrate undercover social media accounts into its monitoring capabilities. As New York Focus has reported,the State Police use fake accounts to monitor social media and conduct investigations.

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In September 2016, the State Police renewed their Geofeedia and Media Sonar contracts. Later that same month, the ACLU revealed that both companies had been marketing their products as a way to monitor Black Lives Matter protests. Media Sonar kept a running list of “high frequency social media terms that can help identify … threats to public safety” — among them, “policebrutality,” “blacklivesmatter,” “fuckthesystem,” “dontshoot,” and “mikebrown.” Meanwhile, Geofeedia propositioned law enforcement by touting its products as a way to “stay one step ahead of the rioters” after high-profile police killings.

The surveillance of racial justice protesters is one of the driving forces behind the Albany legislative campaign. “Oftentimes, [police] claim to want to look at extremists,” said González-Rojas, referencing Hochul’s expansion of the State Police’s social media monitoring resources after a mass shooting by a white supremacist in Buffalo last year. “But it actually turns the tables and investigates people like activists associating with Black Lives Matter or Muslim Americans going about their day.”

Geofeedia and Media Sonar’s protest monitoring violated the major social media companies’ policies, which prohibit using their platforms to conduct “surveillance”; Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram promptly severed the companies’ access to their internal data. After that, the State Police didn’t renew their contract with Geofeedia, records show. The department kept Media Sonar around for one more year, while at the same time trying out another social media monitoring company: Dataminr.

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>>19915541

> https://online.ogs.ny.gov/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7360022802TC_Dataminr.pdf

>>https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/biddocument/22802BID03

>>19915541

>companies founded a decade ago with funding fromtheUS Central Intelligence Agency’sventure capital arm, In-Q-Tel

>>19915541

>trying out another social media monitoring company: Dataminr.

LAPD

Dataminr

>https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/H4-6_Dataminr.pdf

>>19915541

>>19915567

New York State Office of the State ComptrollerSummary by Vendor Name/Contract NumberAGENCY PURCHASES FROM CENTRALIZED CONTRACTSFiscal Year 2021 - 2022 (4/1/21 - 3/31/22)Procurement Stewardship Act Report Bureau of Contracts

DATAMINR

INC$274,750.00$1,130,400.00PM67977$274,750.00$1,130,400.00

DATAMINRINCPM67977StatePolice,Divisionof$78,500.00$266,900.00DATAMINRINCPM67977HomelandSecurityandEmergencyServices,Officeof$196,250.00$863,500.00

> https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/2021/pdf/psa-centralized-contracts-2021.pdf

>>19915589

Boston PD

Venrock

Venrock

Company

venrock.com

Venrock is a venture capital firm formed in 1969 to build upon the successful investing activities ofthe Rockefeller familythat began in the late 1930s. It has offices in Palo Alto, California, New York City, and Boston, Massachusetts. Wikipedia

>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5086f19ce4b0ad16ff15598d/t/58795115bebafbe8c69f1efc/1484345636642/Dataminr.pdf

>>19915613

>Boston PD

popular program

Michigan

> https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/-/media/Project/Websites/dtmb/Procurement/Contracts/009/190000000461.pdf

>>19915551

>https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/Surveillance%20Report%202023%20.pdf

not seeing any reference to Jan 6 or muh insurrection in this report. they only surveil black lives matter and abortion protests I guess

>>19915494

>you know they are using that shit to monitor MAGA

>>19915541 In-Q-Tel. Geofeedia and Media Sonar, Dataminr.

>>19915551, >>19915567, >>19915589, >>19915613, >>19915636 Dataminr. Popular with the police. MI, Boston, LA, etc

>>19915510, >>19915660, >>19915515 Hochul has referred to it as the "Social Media Analysis Unit"

Location: Division Headquarters – NYSIC – Social MediaAnal

DUTIES:  Monitors, collects, and analyzes open-source information, raw crime-related data, and intelligence information using a variety of analytical tools and techniques to include demonstrating constant proficiency in i2 Analyst’s Notebook, ArcGIS, PenLink PLX, Microsoft Excel, and Tableau.

Researches, analyzes, evaluates, and correlates criminal intelligence information to determine source reliability, accuracy, and integrity. Distinguishes patterns and trends from disparate pieces of information and intelligence.  Works as part of a team providing investigative support for criminal investigations while following all procedures related to the proper handling of sensitive law enforcement information.  Uses software tools to analyze data and data sources to benefit law enforcement investigations.  Tests and validates computer hardware, software, and analytical tools using established procedures.  Collects and disseminates intelligence data and shares those data resources.  Conducts peer review of other State Police Intelligence Analyst’s analysis and findings.  Compose descriptive intelligence reports, both tactical and strategic, using analytical techniques and methods that document research, analysis, and tools utilized in investigative support and intelligence analysis with a focus on social media intelligence and social media trends around New York State.  Serve as a liaison with internal and external groups and individuals at the federal, State and local levels, to provide analytical assistance with a focus on social media.  Responds to major criminal investigations by providing information sharing support to Federal, State, local and tribal agencies.  Provide oral and written briefings on current criminal threat environments and other topics as requested with a focus on social media.  Testifies in courtroom proceedings as required. This includes giving court testimony regarding casework involving routine methods of acquiring, archiving, and analyzing data.  Completes computer hardware, software, and electronic research to locate information and data that can be utilized to further the investigation process.  Reviews current best practices and attends seminars, courses, or professional meetings to stay abreast of developments within the fields of intelligence and crime analysis.  Examines sensitive law enforcement material submitted for support and analysis to extract appropriate data.

 Analyzes data using systematic techniques to parse, locate, and extract case relevant data with value pursuant to investigative details.  Uses established report writing standards to prepare comprehensive analysis reports used in criminal investigations or intelligence products, which may be entered into evidence during court proceedings.

> https://troopers.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/06/spia2-nysic-social-media-06-09-22-internet.pdf

>>19915698

> Social MediaAnal

> https://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/005/pdfs/20230406_0105612.pdf

>>19915510

another reason for all of the school shootings

Recommended Solutions: • Create the New York State Division of School Safety and Security and task them with identifying existing school safety resources and creating a centralized clearinghouse of information.oThe clearinghouse of information would be easily accessible and would include information on available State funding, best practices, and training for school staff, students, and parents. • Tap into existing State & Federal resources oUtilizeState Police Social Media Analysis Unit to identify potential threats to schools.oStreamline commu

>>19915736

protect BLM and communists, and persecute MAGA

>>19915510

>Hochul has referred to it as the "Social Media Analysis Unit"

The former senior FBI official interviewed commented that January 6thwas a clear intelligence failure, but that it was not immediately clear what specific kind of an intelligence failure.116The IC and law enforcement were aware of the potential forviolence on January 6th, as social media platforms favored by DVE groups were filled with references to planned violence prior to the event.117During a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Wray stressed that a report, known as the 'Norfolk report,' detailing the potential for violence had been sent to relevant agencies and police departments prior to January 6th.118A whistleblower formerly employed by the Capitol Police faulted both the leadership and the Capitol Police’s intelligence analysis sector for failing to properly pass intelligence along to other divisions within Capitol Police.119Viewing January 6th as an analysis and warning failure, rather than a collection failure, is not uncommon. Mitchell D. Silber’s Domestic Violent Extremism and the Intelligence Challenge, for example, determined that January 6thwas not an intelligence collection failure, but an intelligence analysis and warning dissemination failure.120Silber additionally suggests recommendations to improve the IC’s handling of DVE, such ascreating a social media analysis unit within DHS, creating aDomestic Violent Extremism Analysis Unit(DVEAU) within National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) that would report directly to DNI, and establishing a Deputy DNI for domestic warnings.121Similarly, one subject matter expert and former FBI agent interviewed noted that like with September 11, 2001, “pertinent information was lost in the vast streams of information collected.”122They also noted that after September 11, 2001 a system was created “where people were rewarded for ringing fire alarms, and

>>19915510

That would appear to be on the official government wide jargon list for spying on Americans

might be useful in a FOIA

> https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Domestic-Violence-Extremism-and-the-intelligence-challenge.pdf

While it seems that monitoring social media was, to some degree, a responsibility of some DHS I&A analysts or DHS’s Office of Operations Coordination (OPS), DHS should cre-ate and empower a unique, new, more robust unit within I&A, the OnlineSocial Media Analysis Unit (OSMAU), which will be devoted entirely to this function and staffed around the clock. The standards for collection should be public, transparent, and focused on the bright line between con-stitutionally protected speech and threats of violence. How its standards would be written will prove a very important and sensitive issue.

>>19915837

>anon, can you bring this vid forward from pb:

will do

>>19915801

>That would appear to be on the official government wide jargon list for spying on Americans

>might be useful in a FOIA

>>19915510

>Hochul has referred to it as the "Social Media Analysis Unit"

from The Naval Post Graduate School

1. ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words)

Over the years, the National Network of Intelligence Fusion Centers, established after the 9/11 attacks,

was able to evolve and adapt to new threats and challenges to security environments. Domestic violent

extremism became a serious challenge to U.S. security, especially after the development of social media. The

most dangerous representatives of violent domestic extremism are the far-right extremists, who have become

very active in the last decade. The far-right groups successfully used social media for organization and

propaganda by spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories. This thesis tries to understand the role of

state and local fusion centers in the fight against violent far-right extremists. To answer that question, this

thesis analyses the intelligence fusion centers’ actions concerning the Capitol insurrection by far-right

extremists on January 6, 2021, and disinformation campaignsduring the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential

elections. The findings are that fusion centers played an important role duringthe Capitol insurrectionby

exploiting open-source intelligence. On the other hand, fusion centers are not effective against foreign or,

especially, domestic disinformation campaigns. Therefore, more federal support is needed to improve the

fusion centers’ capacity to help contain the spread of disinformation.

Creating central offices that will deal with the problems of disinformation and

domestic violent extremism is necessary for better integration of IFCs. Silber suggests the

Online Social Media Analysis Unit must be created in the Office of Intelligence and

Analysis within DHS. 335 In order for that unit to work and operate properly, “the standards

for collection should be public, transparent, and focused on the bright line between

constitutionally protected speech and threats of violence.” 336 Simultaneously with that

unit, there is a need for the creation of the Domestic Violent Extremism Analysis Unit,

which would reside in the National Counterterrorism Center. 337 Similar to the National

Counterterrorism Center’s responsibilities in combating foreign terrorism, this new unit

would be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information on domestic

violent extremist activities. These centralized offices responsible for collecting social

media information and performing analysis on domestic violent extremism would

centralize the work of IFCs and provide standards that fusion centers would be required to

comply with. In this case, the possibility of privacy and civil liberty violations would be

decreased due to the centralized model.

>>19915837

>anon, can you bring this vid forward from pb

PB below

>>19912937

>Governor Kathy Hochul Says New York Has Started Conducting Special Media “Surveillance Efforts” To Monitor “Hate”

>>19912961

>https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1724273684876042439

>Here's the video, can't be scrubbed now.

Hochul's own personal Gestapo BUN

>>19915882 Hochul Special Media “Surveillance Efforts” To Monitor Vid

>>19915494 New York State Police bought social media monitoring programs that have violated platforms’ policies and been used to surveil

>>19915541 Surveil citizens using Clown companies Geofeedia, Media Sonar, Dataminr and others

>>19915551, >>19915589, >>19915698 NY Dataminr Contract. State Police, Homeland Security

>>19915567 LAPD Dataminr

>>19915613 Moar detailed Dataminr bid for Boston PD. Venrock

>>19915636 Michigan Police Dataminr

>>19915510, >>19915660, >>19915515 Anon isolates important Buzz Word. Hochul has referred to it as the"Social Media Analysis Unit"

>>19915648 Social Media Anal Unit Search leads to docs where Police are bludgeoned for surveiling BLM and Commies

>>19915736 and to how they will be used because of School Shootings

>>19915766 and praise for their usage against MAGA

>>19915801 Atlantic Council chimes in on Social Media Analysis Units

>>19915861 and the Naval Post Graduate school. Protects the country from MAGA extremists

>>19915952

>Unix time rolls over to 1,700,000,000

noice

I fuckin love tick tock

>>19916101

>tasty bun, anon

o7