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QED

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Mon Jun 22, 2015, 05:36 PM Jun 2015

Greenwald: Some online tactics of UK security agency to discredit activists, etc.

CONTROVERSIAL GCHQ UNIT ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT, ONLINE PROPAGANDA, PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

"Among other things, the document lays out the tactics the agency uses to manipulate public opinion, its scientific and psychological research into how human thinking and behavior can be influenced, and the broad range of targets that are traditionally the province of law enforcement rather than intelligence agencies."

Lengthy article - here's a taste:

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https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/22/controversial-gchq-unit-domestic-law-enforcement-propaganda/
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Greenwald: Some online tactics of UK security agency to discredit activists, etc. (Original Post) QED Jun 2015 OP
Nice to see how our "Public Servants" are 'keeping us safe' 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #1
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
1. Nice to see how our "Public Servants" are 'keeping us safe'
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 05:42 PM
Jun 2015

attempting to save us from our own 'dangerous' ideas with a chilling
violation of our privacy rights.

It will be interesting to see how our DU Pro-Snoop Squad will attack this.

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