A new investigation shows police are still secretly surveilling Minnesota activists after George Floyd protests. Read more:
But reporters have found that, at least as of February, officials were still surveilling and gathering data on activists and journalistsunder an operation deemed OSN 2.0.
Customs and Border Protection also helped surveil protesters and the media, lending helicopters to Minneapolis police to monitor the protests at their peak, flying high to avoid detection. obtained. The list, compiled by the Criminal Intelligence Division of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, included photos and identifying information of people arrested by the Minnesota State Patrol.
Officials claim that the operation isn’t ongoing and that OSN 2.0 doesn’t exist. But the reporters found presentations, emails and intelligence that clearly referred to the operation as OSN 2.0.