An eye on ‘Little Brother’

Who's keeping tabs on 'little brother'? With all the headlines on the NSA’s "big brother" activity, the expanding scope of local police surveillance has been ignored. A recent report points to wasted resources, poor oversight and privacy concerns. While some maintain local intelligence gathering is critical to counterterrorism, others say the local authorities are over-reaching. Join the conversation at 7:30pm ET.

On this episode of The Stream, we'll speak to:

Michael Price @michaelwprice
Author of the Brennan Center Report, “National Security and Local Police”
brennancenter.org

Jim Harper @jim_harper
Founding member of the Dept. of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee 
cato.org

Mike Sena
President of the National Fusion Center Association
nfca.org

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