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FBI and DHS Flying Dozens of Flights, Equipped with Cameras, Daily

HeadlineApr 08, 2016

A new investigation by BuzzFeed has revealed the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are flying dozens of federal aircraft over major U.S. cities every day. The agencies say they are not using the flights to conduct mass surveillance. But the BuzzFeed investigation shows the planes fly in slow circles and are outfitted with high-resolution video cameras. Some planes are also equipped with cellphone tracking devices.

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