So says Big Sis…
(Politico) — The federal government’s “see something, say something” campaign to encourage citizen vigilance against the terrorism threat doesn’t amount to a “Big Brother”-style spying effort. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in an interview aired Sunday.
“It just sounds very Big Brother to me, turning in the next door neighbor…” CNN’s Candy Crowley said to Napolitano during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Crowley suggested that the type of activity that citizens are supposed to report is totally undefined, but Napolitano argued that — with a reminder — people can figure out for themselves what merits reporting. She also noted that the “see something” campaign started not with the federal government but in the New York subway system after 9/11.