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Facebook demands LAPD end social media surveillance and use of fake accounts

Facebook demands LAPD end social media surveillance and use of fake accounts


Facebook demands LAPD end social media surveillance and use of fake accounts
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Documents obtained by the Brennan Center and reviewed by the Guardian show that in addition to enabling law enforcement clients to collect and analyze user data from companies like Facebook, Voyager software also enables its law enforcement clients to use fake accounts to access otherwise inaccessible and private user information.

Facebook says both these uses are violations of its policies. The LAPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The records show that the LAPD has had conversations this year about a continued partnership with Voyager, but a police spokesperson told the Guardian on Monday that the department was not currently using the software.

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