Undercover FBI agents spy on Burning Man

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Undercover FBI agents spy on Burning Man festival to prevent 'terrorism' and test out new 'intelligence collection' technology


The FBI has admitted to gathering secret intelligence about the annual Burning Man festival since 2010.

In response to a request under the 2012 Freedom of Information Act, the security service said its Special Events Management unit has kept files on festival-goers, known as 'burners' - to 'aid in the prevention of terrorist activites and intelligence collection'.
But the FBI's 16-page response to the question by Inkoo Kang is heavily redacted, with information about the technology being used to secretly gather the information being blanked out.

The revelation comes as the 29th Burning Man takes place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
The FBI document describes the festival as a 'cultural and artisan event, which promote (sic) free expression by the participants'.


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[MineralMan]

1. They pretty much keep an eye on all major

events, especially counter-culture events. They don't appear to be trying to squash Burning Man, though.

[apnu]

3. My theory is: Someone groovy in the FBI wanted to go and didn't want to pay for it.

So they made it a "investigation"

[HubertHeaver]

4. FBI agents like to party too

Why not get paid for it?

Need a pamphlet: How to spot the FBI agent in your camp.

[NV Whino]

2. Recognizable by their black suits and shades I presume.

[Raster]

5. Agent Smith's burning question at Burning Man...

"The Red Pill or the Blue Pill?

[NightWatcher]

7. It's khaki chinos and blue wind breakers when they go deep cover

Beware the guy with the ear piece asking where he can score some Molly

[Brother Buzz]

8. The shoes, always the shoes

The Merry Pranksters knew the 'tell'.

[Octafish]

6. Why?

What new technologies?

Whatever happened to that piece of paper that was to protect the law abiding mopes from the hired hands?

Seems the more things go rightward, the more people are just fine with it.

[Matariki]

9. Free Week Long Party for FBI Agents

Um, we need to, um, test out new 'intelligence collection', erm....

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