Documented phenomenon

Mass surveillance stateAtlas

Government & Politics · Surveillance & privacy

Accounts of post-9/11 mass surveillance capacities documented in statute and disclosure records, and disputed claims that those systems enable near-total domestic political monitoring.

Scores

LSI: 84
ESI: 88
PI: —
Prominence: 83

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Timeline

2010-09-29 · document_releaseGAO released fusion-center information-sharing and privacy review
2012-10 · investigationSenate investigators published scathing fusion-center waste and reporting critique
2013-06 · first_appearanceSnowden disclosures popularize bulk-collection details
2013-06 · document_releaseSnowden disclosures popularized bulk-collection and NSA program details
2014-04 · document_releaseEFF published Why Fusion Centers Matter FAQ
2015 · eventUSA FREEDOM Act era altered certain bulk telephony collection practices
2015 · investigationUSA FREEDOM Act era reforms certain bulk telephony practices
2016 · amplificationACLU and allies amplified fusion-center roles in CVE and rights risks
2018 · eventSection 702 reauthorization fights intensified in Congress
2018 · amplificationSection 702 reauthorization fights intensify
2019 · amplificationBrennan Center and partners pressed claims fusion centers violate civil rights
2020 · popularizationDocumentary and media packages popularized America surveillance-state framing
2023 · mutationData-broker access and AI-surveillance claims further mutated the narrative
2023 · mutationData-broker and AI-surveillance claims mutate the narrative

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