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Revision as of 18:12, July 11, 2021
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==Domestic political surveillance==
==Domestic political surveillance==
According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', the U.S. Capitol Police have expanded operations outside Washington “beginning with the opening of field offices in California and Florida” but the plan is to open “several additional regional offices.” They allegedly need to monitor and quickly investigate threats against lawmakers. In September 2020 a peaceful proter livestreamed himself defecating on [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s driveway in [[San Franscisco]] and was arrested by the Capitol Police.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/14/man-who-pooped-on-pelosis-driveway-calls-it-peaceful-protest/</ref>
According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', the U.S. Capitol Police have expanded operations outside Washington “beginning with the opening of field offices in California and Florida” but the plan is to open “several additional regional offices.” They allegedly need to monitor and quickly investigate threats against lawmakers. In September 2020 a peaceful proter livestreamed himself defecating on [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s driveway in [[San Francisco]] and was arrested by the Capitol Police.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/14/man-who-pooped-on-pelosis-driveway-calls-it-peaceful-protest/</ref> In July 2021 ''[[The Washington Times]]'' reported,
In July 2021 ''[[The Washington Times]]'' reported,
{{quotebox-float|"Defense Secretary [[Lloyd Austin]] recently approved the Capitol Police’s request for eight Persistent Surveillance Systems Ground – Medium (PSSG-M) units. The system provides high-definition surveillance video and is enabled with night vision. The system does not include facial recognition capabilities, according to the Pentagon.
{{quotebox-float|"Defense Secretary [[Lloyd Austin]] recently approved the Capitol Police’s request for eight Persistent Surveillance Systems Ground – Medium (PSSG-M) units. The system provides high-definition surveillance video and is enabled with night vision. The system does not include facial recognition capabilities, according to the Pentagon.