If federal agencies like DHS, CBP, ICE or the FBI are really worried about their agents getting doxxed, they can push Congress to pass laws that strip their data from commercial data broker databases. That is completely doable. They have the lobbying power to make it happen if they actually cared. But they do not. They would rather keep total visibility on us while demanding total invisibility for them. That is not national security. That is authoritarian entitlement.
Data brokers are not responsible for what your agents post on social media. If an agent is online posting tactical selfies, tagging locations, or dropping breadcrumbs that connect back to their identity, then that is on them. You do not want to get exposed? Delete your accounts. Do not complain when the public sees what you willingly put online.
As for the ski masks, no. We are not doing that. You are walking around American streets in blacked-out riot gear with no name tag, no badge, no ID, and your face covered. If you want to operate like you are in a war zone, then you have already lost the public’s trust. This is a democracy. People have a right to know who is carrying out government authority in their communities. If that kind of transparency makes you feel unsafe, then you should not be in the field.
There are already people impersonating ICE agents. That only makes it more important for real agents to be visible and identifiable. If the public cannot tell the difference between who is real and who is faking, that is not our failure. It is yours. That is a policy failure. You fix it with laws, IDs, oversight, and accountability. Not secrecy and face coverings.
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