Source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/why-fusion-centers-matter-faq
Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date Published: April 7, 2014
Relevant To: Fusion centers research; data center protest campaign (July 18)
Verification Status: Verified
Notes: Comprehensive FAQ (author Dia Kayyali) on fusion centers: what they are, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) and the National SAR Initiative, weak legal standards (28 CFR Part 23 requires reasonable suspicion but SAR criteria are vague), documented racial/religious profiling (78% of LA SARs filed on non-white people per one audit), and documented use against First Amendment-protected protest activity in Massachusetts and elsewhere. Older (2014) but foundational background for fusion center research, and directly relevant to the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center’s targeting of data center protesters (see Intercept entry, cataloged separately).