Fusion Centers: the Surveillance State metastasizes

[pscot]

This is from DHS website:

The National Network of Fusion Centers (National Network) is uniquely situated to empower front-line law enforcement, public safety, emergency response, and private sector security personnel to lawfully gather and share information to identify emerging threats.

http://www.dhs.gov/state-and-major-urban-area-fusion-centers

State and major urban area fusion centers (fusion centers) serve as focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) and private sector partners.
Located in states and major urban areas throughout the country, fusion centers are uniquely situated to empower front-line law enforcement, public safety, fire service, emergency response, public health, critical infrastructure protection, and private sector security personnel to understand local implications of national intelligence, thus enabling local officials to better protect their communities. Fusion centers provide interdisciplinary expertise and situational awareness to inform decision-making at all levels of government. They conduct analysis and facilitate information sharing while assisting law enforcement and homeland security partners in preventing, protecting against, and responding to crime and terrorism.

Fusion centers are owned and operated by state and local entities with support from federal partners in the form of deployed personnel, training, technical assistance, exercise support, security clearances, connectivity to federal systems, technology, and grant funding.

[grasswire]

1. K&R

It's not conspiracy anymore.

[pscot]

2. Thanks

I rather expected this to sink rapidly, which is why I hadn't done an OP earlier. If only we could prove DHS is mean to kittys

[Th1onein]

3. I'm kicking this for visibility.

We really need to raise some hell, and do something about this. It's just going to get worse.

[marions ghost]

4. Sounds good in theory

...in practice it's casting a dark and dangerous pall over this country.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. I posted photos of these Boy Scouts outside of Comic con

But even with photographic evidence this is not happening.

So pretty much, most are in denial.

[caseymoz]

6. K&R.

[WillyT]

7. K & R !!!

[proReality]

8. K&R n/t

[stanshch]

9. K&R.

[formercia]

10. "private sector partners."

Protecting their Shareholder Value.

[pscot]

13. The MIC has become the government

[Octafish]

11. I remember bringing this up 2 years ago and seeing it moved to the DUngeon.

SECRET Government Is a One-Way Mirror

Sad, more than angry.

[grasswire]

14. thank you Ed Snowden

for another chance to stop the insanity

[Fire Walk With Me]

15. "I've got one that can SEE!" ~invader, "They Live"

[formercia]

16. Agreed, my Friend

those of us who spoke of these matters were shouted-down,or worse.

[felix_numinous]

12. I wonder how many jobs

the surveillance industry contributes to employment stats, or if it is classified.