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LiberalArkie

(15,730 posts)
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 10:04 AM Sep 2021

The Surveillance Apparatus That Surrounded Britney Spears

(I never followed any of this, but this article caught my attention. Something is bad wrong here)

Britney Spears’s father and the security firm he hired to protect her ran an intense surveillance apparatus that monitored her communications and secretly captured audio recordings from her bedroom, including her interactions and conversations with her boyfriend and children, according to a former employee of the security firm.

Alex Vlasov, the employee, supported his claims with emails, text messages and audio recordings he was privy to in his nine years as an executive assistant and operations and cybersecurity manager for Black Box, the security firm. He came forward for a new documentary by The New York Times, “Controlling Britney Spears,” which was released on Friday.

Recording conversations in a private place and mirroring text messages without the consent of both parties can be a violation of the law. It is unclear if the court overseeing Ms. Spears’s conservatorship was aware of or had approved the surveillance.

Mr. Vlasov’s account, and his trove of materials, create the most detailed portrait yet of what Ms. Spears’s life has been like under the conservatorship for the past 13 years. Mr. Vlasov said the relentless surveillance operation had helped several people linked to the conservatorship — primarily her father, James P. Spears — control nearly every aspect of her life.

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https://dnyuz.com/2021/09/24/the-surveillance-apparatus-that-surrounded-britney-spears/

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The Surveillance Apparatus That Surrounded Britney Spears (Original Post) LiberalArkie Sep 2021 OP
some sick shit right there. jeeeebus. mopinko Sep 2021 #1
Nice, court sanctioned indentured servitude. Abusive controlling behavior. Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #2
That seem so sum it up. Jeeeeeze. n/t CousinIT Sep 2021 #3
Who Faux pas Sep 2021 #4

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. Nice, court sanctioned indentured servitude. Abusive controlling behavior.
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 10:55 AM
Sep 2021

Modern slavery enforced by technology?

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