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26 JUL 3307
*Communications intercepted by the [[Proactive Detection Bureau]] are being used to prevent further factions from leaving the [[Federation]]. A report by the civil rights organisation [[Advocacy]] proves that the [[Federal Intelligence Agency]] is targeting pro-independence individuals via their private messages. In many cases, they are being arrested for planning to commit crimes against the constitution. Deputy Director [[Bethany Blake]], who runs the PDB, gave a statement to the media: "I can confirm that gathering such intelligence is within our legal remit. Unilateral declarations of independence are criminal acts that violate the [[Federal Accord]]. Therefore we are identifying perpetrators before they cause harm, which is precisely what our surveillance network was established to do." In [[Federal Congress|Congress]], Vice President Jerome Archer defended the PDB for boosting arrest rates and saving lives. However, [[Congressman]] [[Bai Zheng]] remarked that the PDB was "incapable of locating the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army|NMLA]], but fantastic at finding enemies among our own people that didn't previously exist". Both [[Zachary Hudson|President Hudson]] and [[Felicia Winters|Shadow President Winters]] have personally contacted the leaders of many systems within their spheres of influence, aiming to address their concerns and convince them not to secede from the Federation.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60fec8ed69d9ea7a670e0c8f GalNet: Federal Surveillance Sabotages Independence]</ref>
23 APR 3307
*[[Shadow President]] [[Felicia Winters]] has claimed that the [[Proactive Detection Bureau]] is unconstitutional as it violates the [[Federal Accord]]. In an address before [[Federal Congress|Congress]], she said: "The [[Federation]]'s constitution explicitly guarantees citizens the right to data security and privacy. The PDB tramples over this by raiding everyone's personal communications, casting aside decency and dignity so that algorithms can probe into every aspect of our lives. Furthermore, if [[Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit|ACT's]] hypothesis is correct and the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army|NMLA]] is using an advanced dark-comms network, then the PDB's existence is baseless and unjustifiable." Vice President Jerome Archer responded: "The [[Domestic Counter-Terrorism Act]] is emergency legislation that temporarily suspends constitutional statutes, until we are satisfied that the terrorist threat has been negated. Following the PDB's success in uncovering extremist groups, we are widening the search parameters to include other related criminal activity." Opinion polls suggest that a slim majority of Federal citizens accept that some liberties must be sacrificed in return for increased security. However, according to the civil rights organisation [[Advocacy]], the speed with which the PDB gained access to data hubs suggested that "The infrastructure was already in place – all the government needed was an opportunity to make it legal."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6082b5788356ff306b71a5b2 GalNet: Winters Claims Civilian Surveillance is Illegal]</ref>
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