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How The NYPD Infiltrated A Muslim Charity In The Years After 9/11
The police monitoring upended one man’s life and left a legacy of trauma.
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Joseph Gedeon
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How The NYPD Empowered Itself In The Immediate Aftermath of the 9/11 Attacks
After the attacks, the NYPD moved rapidly to develop its own global intelligence and counterterrorism capabilities.
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George Joseph
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Candidate Bloomberg Is Rewriting History Of NYPD’s Muslim Surveillance Program
“The idea that the NYPD surveilled Muslims in just a few mosques with court approval is a fantasy,” said Farhana Khera, executive director of Muslim Advocates.
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Matt Katz
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NYPD Warns That Oversight Of Surveillance Efforts Will Embolden Terrorists
The new bill that would require the department to seek public input before rolling out new surveillance technologies.
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Raphael Pope-Sussman
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The NYPD Is Using Fake Cellphone Towers To Track People's Phones
The devices allow the interception of data from anyone's cellphone in the vicinity.
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Nathan Tempey
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Remember The Young Lords? Neither Does The NYPD, Which Is Odd...
This story goes back to the 1960s, with the rise of a radical Puerto Rican nationalist group known as the Young Lords.
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Gothamist Staff
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NYPD Inspector General Starts Job Facing Call To Investigate Spying
The NYPD's IG begins his job today with a complaint against the police's practice of spying on political organizations.
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Christopher Robbins
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NYPD's Controversial Muslim Spying Unit Has Generated ZERO Leads
Some might argue that if you're going to make a counter-terrorism omelet, you've got to break a few Constitutional eggs. But the NYPD's Muslim spying unit sure has been in the kitchen a long time...
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John Del Signore
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Muslims File Federal Lawsuit Over NYPD Surveillance Program
Eight New Jersey Muslims have filed a Federal lawsuit against the NYPD in an attempt to force the police to halt their blanket surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods and mosques.
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John Del Signore
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NYPD, FBI Visit Activists' Homes For A Little Pre-May Day Interrogation
It's long been standard practice for police to conduct surveillance of protesters preceding major demonstrations, so it's no surprise to hear that some Occupy Wall Street received a little visit from the NYPD yesterday.
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John Del Signore
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