From: COINTELPRO: The FBI's Secret War on Citizens
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How secure is your private digital information from outside eyes?

The FBI used physical wiretaps and paper letters to disrupt lives. Today, digital surveillance is much easier and happens on a massive scale.

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Check the privacy settings on your phone and social media accounts to limit how much personal data you share publicly.

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The FBI ran a covert program called COINTELPRO from 1956 to 1971 to disrupt domestic political gr...
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COINTELPRO was exposed to the public in 1971 after activists broke into an FBI office and stole c...
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