New Spotlight fellow @janawinter discovered that the TSA is collecting extensive information about ordinary citizens’ movements and behavior as they travel in the US.https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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Already, thousands of unsuspecting Americans have been subjected to targeted, intense airport and inflight surveillance, carried out by small teams of armed, undercover air marshals, government documents show.https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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TSA officials declined to discuss or even confirm a new domestic surveillance program, saying the release of such information “would make passengers less safe.”https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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Here are the kinds of things the air marshals are recording as they follow travelers: whether the traveler talks on the phone, goes to the bathroom, has a “cold, penetrating stare,” and much more.https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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This isn’t just happening in big-name cities like Boston, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, but also in places such as Harrisburg, Pa., Palm Beach, and Myrtle Beach, S.C.https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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We don’t know all reasons why people are flagged, but traveling to certain countries, such as Turkey, are a trigger. (If you know more about this, contact us here: http://globe.com/tips or e-mail Jana directly at jana.winter@globe.com)https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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We also don’t know what the TSA is doing with all the intelligence it gathers. If you know, contact us: http://globe.com/tips or e-mail Jana directly at jana.winter@globe.comhttps://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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“These revelations raise profound concerns about whether TSA is conducting pervasive surveillance of travelers without any suspicion of actual wrongdoing,” said the
@ACLU.https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …Show this thread -
Read the whole story here:https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/ …
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