This article was published in partnership with Shadow Proof. At least a hundred thousand military, civilian, and contractor personnel at the Defense Department have been subjected to a “continuous evaluation” or total surveillance of their electronic activities and communications. The surveillance is part of the department’s “Insider Threat”
‘Insider Threat’ Program: Hundred Thousand Pentagon Personnel Under Total Surveillance
Many see the program as a means to assure whistleblowers, like Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, can be contained before going public.
