LAPD told to collect...

[kadee79]

Social media info on everyone they interview...whether or not they are arrested.  Is this even legal?

The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect the social media information of every civilian they interview, including individuals who are not arrested or accused of a crime, according to records shared with the Guardian.



Copies of the “field interview cards” that police complete when they question civilians reveal that LAPD officers are instructed to record a civilian’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts, alongside basic biographical information. An internal memo further shows that the police chief, Michel Moore, told employees that it was critical to collect the data for use in “investigations, arrests, and prosecutions”, and warned that supervisors would review cards to ensure they were complete.



The documents, which were obtained by the not-for-profit organization the Brennan Center for Justice, have raised concerns about civil liberties and the potential for mass surveillance of civilians without justification.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/revealed-lapd-officers-told-to-collect-social-media-data-on-every-civilian-they-stop/ar-AAOe9ZE?ocid=msedgntp&li=BBnb7Kz

[swamp]

Legal, but a giant waste of time.

[swamp]

Subject had meatloaf for dinner last night and has a cat named misty. Subject also appears to be a fan of Hello Kitty.

[Deleted]

If they were to stop me, they'd make a note that I'm known as the Biscuit Bitch at a local fast food joint.

[kadee79]

They can ask, but is anyone required to answer? 

They would be sorely disappointed with me...I don't belong to any "social media"!  I'm only on chat boards & sorry, they don't need to know my screen names there.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

"I had to shoot him his Facebook feed said he supported Black Lives Matter so obviously he was dangerous".

Can you imagine that kind of information gathering power in the hands of certain posters?

[daisylu]

They can ask, but you don't have to answer. Do not volunteer any info is what I have taught my kids.

Another good reason to keep your social media accounts on the strictest privacy setting.

[NoNamePerson]

Advantage of being dottering little old lady! I can look at officer and say. Huh what is fuckin’ Facebook? No clue what social media is  Old age has it’s advantages if you know how to play  it.

eta: if they look using name on drivers license they are SOL. 

[swamp]

The cops already use social media to get info on people.

[pulmonarymd]

All this information is in the public domain. It is how they got information on the January 6 rioters. If you post something on a site with no expectation of privacy, why do you care who uses it? If you want it to be private, keep it off social media.

[happyhoix]

I wonder if this didn’t become a requirement because the let some suspects go who had posted crazy or dangerous shit on social media - then the guy blew up a bus of nuns or something, and there was a public outcry.

It’s amazing what people will post. DH used to work in child custody court and people would come to court who had posts bragging about drug use, talking about their boyfriend going to jail for selling drugs, women on websites advertising their sex services. Yes they would use some stage name, but post naked stripper type pictures of themselves, then try to tell the judge it wasn’t them.

Hard to prove you are a good parent when you post pictures of the drug raid in your house last weekend.

[moon/Laura]

Sept 8, 2021 16:35:27 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

All this information is in the public domain. It is how they got information on the January 6 rioters. If you post something on a site with no expectation of privacy, why do you care who uses it? If you want it to be private, keep it off social media.

I don't post anything controversial on social media anymore. If you want to see my 497590907052 photos of nail art, birds and other shit, have at it. But, that doesn't mean I'd volunteer the information to them.

[pulmonarymd]

Sept 8, 2021 21:21:23 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

Sept 8, 2021 16:35:27 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

All this information is in the public domain. It is how they got information on the January 6 rioters. If you post something on a site with no expectation of privacy, why do you care who uses it? If you want it to be private, keep it off social media.

I don't post anything controversial on social media anymore. If you want to see my 497590907052 photos of nail art, birds and other shit, have at it. But, that doesn't mean I'd volunteer the information to them.

I have zero presence on social media. They can look for me all they want

[djAdvocate]

Sept 8, 2021 16:07:58 GMT -5 swamp said:

The cops already use social media to get info on people.

indeed. people will expose themselves on social media in a way they would never even consider exposing themselves to law enforcement.

#facebookisnotyourfriend