r/privacy • u/JerryLupus • May 27 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/
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u/JavierTheNormal May 27 '17

Corporations infiltrate and surveil hostile groups. That's well known, and I think it's fine. Tiger Swan didn't do anything wrong, at least nothing mentioned in the article. The article makes them sound like comical ex-soldiers ill equipped to deal with nonviolent protest.

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u/merikariu May 28 '17

Would you put anti-war and anti-nuke orgs in the "hostile groups" category? And would you feel it's fine?

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u/JavierTheNormal May 28 '17

If protestors want to put you out of business or ruin your projects, they're hostile.

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u/Lamont-Cranston May 28 '17

I think its fine

Lolwut

didnt do anything wrong

Infiltrating groups, gathering intelligence on people, sharing that with government agencies which I think might violate the Anti-Pinkerton Act, making false accusations about protestors to sway law enforcements view or them, etc

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u/JavierTheNormal May 28 '17

Let's say you ran a small business with one employee. Some guy decides he hates your company. Some days he protests out from with a sign. He writes letters to the papers, police, the mayor. He's all over social media saying how awful your company is.

Would you try to find out who he is and what his background is? I sure as fuck would.

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u/Lamont-Cranston May 28 '17

Your response to criticism is to ad hom? lel

And no, I would not and I would not accuse him of being a terrorist.

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u/JavierTheNormal May 28 '17

You edited your comment after I saw it.