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Oklahoma-Fusion Centers raise privacy questions

On December 24, 2009, in RESEARCH, by AxxiomOK

The director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said there is a constant balancing act between the basic rights of Americans and the need to investigate and prevent crime. A controversial aspect to 21st Century crime fighting is the development of “fusion centers” across the country. In fact, the OSBI created such a center [...]

Oklahoma-New counter-terrorism unit fuses state intel

On December 24, 2009, in RESEARCH, by AxxiomOK

Mark Schlachtenhaufen The Edmond Sun 12/02/09 EDMOND — A new state information-sharing unit is helping combat domestic terrorism, a slightly greater concern than foreign-based threats, a state official said. Fusion centers were started in an attempt to break down barriers in the exchange of information between U.S. agencies. However, some critics contend that they are [...]