The Law Enforcement Information Exchange is a database which is maintained by the
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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[Mark Flatten, "Navy database tracks civilians' parking tickets, fender-benders, raising fears of domestic spyin]
Mar 21, 2014 ''Washington Examiner
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'' Eugene R. Fidell described the database as constituting domestic spying.
According to the NCIS website,
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) launched the Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) initiative in 2003. LInX is designed to enhance information sharing between local, state, and federal law enforcement in areas of strategic importance to the Department of the Navy. LInX provides participating law enforcement partner agencies with secure access to regional crime and incident data and the tools needed to process it, enabling investigators to search across jurisdictional boundaries to help solve crimes and resolve suspicious events. LInX is designed to facilitate cooperation and sharing. Ownership and control of the data remains with the agency that provided it.Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) and the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Defense Data Exchange (D-DEx)
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Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit
The Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU) is an organization designed to facilitate intelligence sharing between state and local law enforcement agencies. It began in 1956 with 26 members and has since expanded to include roughly 250 members, ...
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Fusion center
In the United States, fusion centers are designed to promote information sharing at the federal level between agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, and sta ...
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PRISM (surveillance program)
PRISM is a code name for a program under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from various U.S. internet companies. The program is also known by the SIGINT Activity Designator, SIGAD . PRISM ...
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TURBINE (US government project)
TURBINE is the codename of an automated system which enables the United States National Security Agency (NSA) automated management and control of a large surveillance network.
The NSA has built an infrastructure which enables it to covertly hack ...
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