!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is when a [Government Entity] is performing [Surveillance] ([Observer]) on [citizens], [Aliens] or other [persons] with or without [consent]


[Spying] is obtaining privileged or [Sensitive Data] in disguise and without [Consent]

The [National Security Agency] ([NSA]), the [Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI], the [United States Department of Homeland Security], and state and local [law enforcement agencies|Law Enforcement Agency]—intrude upon the private communications of innocent [citizens], amass vast [Government Data Stores] of who we call and when, and catalog “suspicious activities” based on the vaguest standards.


[List of government mass surveillance projects|Wikipedia:List_of_government_mass_surveillance_projects|target='_blank']

!! Some Examples
* [The DEA and ICE are hiding surveillance cameras in streetlights|https://qz.com/1458475/the-dea-and-ice-are-hiding-surveillance-cameras-in-streetlights/|target='_blank']
* [That sign telling you how fast you’re driving may be spying on you|https://qz.com/1400791/that-road-sign-telling-you-how-fast-youre-driving-may-be-part-of-a-us-government-surveillance-network/|target='_blank']
* [The DEA Is Spying on Millions of Cars All Over the U.S.|https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/the-dea-is-spying-on-millions-of-cars/384864/|target='_blank']
* [Operation Stonegarden] ([OPSG])

!! More Information
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* [#1] - [PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE|https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-11-11-