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Government spying shows private lives at risk in 1960s
Read about FBI intelligence gathering, Army involvement, and political surveillance in the 1960s. The piece cites officials like Rep. Oxden Reid and Sen. Charles Mathias warning that data from schools, businesses, and federal agencies could be misused. It notes files on migrant families, civil groups, and activists, plus fears of computer databases turning private matters into crimes.
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America
John Birch Society
Minutemen
Ku Klux Klan
American Nazi Party
FBI
Army
Secret Service
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congressional
House Internal Security Committee
House UN
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Fdr Flanders
Daniel Berrigan
Catonsville Nine
Computer Professionals For Peace
TRW System Development Corp
Lear
Los Angeles
Harriet Katz
ACLU