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FBI Put Hactivist Jeremy Hammond On a Terrorist Watchlist

Posted by timothy on from the watch-you-watch-yourself dept.

blottsie writes The Federal Bureau of Investigation put Anonymous hacker Jeremy Hammond on a secret terrorist watchlist, according to confidential records obtained by the Daily Dot. The records further reveal how the FBI treats cybercrimes and shines a rare light on the expanding definitions of terrorism used by U.S. law enforcement agencies.

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  1. Re:Who ISN'T on a terror watch list these days by khr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Say something the government doesn't like: Watch List
    Participate in a protest the government doesn't like: Watch List
    Buy too many guns or ammo in X period of time: Watch List
    Visit some country our government doesn't like: Watch List
    Donate to a charity or organization our government doesn't like: Watch List
    Use VPN's or TOR or tech to try to keep some privacy: Probably on a Watch List

    I'm sure I could expand this list quite a bit were I to put some effort into it. But you get the point.

    Uses the Internet: Watch List.
    Uses a cell phone: Watch List.
    Uses a credit card: Watch List.

    Not on a Watch List: Watch List

  2. Re:Who ISN'T on a terror watch list these days by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, those folks are dangerous. You want to stay away from them at all costs.

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