DHS introduces a new spy app which encourages Americans to report on each other.

Dover, DE - Delawareans can now use their smartphones to help protect the First State from possible threats related to terrorist activity.

The Delaware Information and Analysis Center (DIAC) now offers a mobile app to report suspicious activities in real-time by attaching a photo, sending location information, or entering details about suspicious vehicles or persons. In addition, users can choose to make their report anonymously or can include contact information for follow-up by law enforcement.

"This is a quick and easy way for citizens to help us protect our communities and we encourage them to utilize this new app to report any suspicious activity. With this app, our citizens can serve as extra eyes and ears for our law enforcement community," said Lewis D. Schiliro, Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security. "Some of the best leads law enforcement get are from people in the community who witness potential threats to our nation's security and take the initiative to provide a tip."

The new app is a mobile version of the DIAC's successful Force 1-2 anti-terrorism telephone and website-based reporting system, part of the DIAC's effort to help protect the State by facilitating communication between state, local, and federal agencies.

"The Delaware State Police, through the state fusion center (DIAC), are responsible to effectively integrate information sharing among federal, state and local law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services (EMS), private industry and citizens. Our success is dependent on the support of the communities we serve and effective communication," said DSP Col. Robert Coupe. "The suspicious activity reporting app provides the citizens with a new method to communicate their concerns to law enforcement by leveraging the smart phone technology that most citizens now possess and improving the safety of our communities and State."

It is important that citizens understand the new app is not meant for emergency calls to the police. Citizens should use 911 for emergencies or events in progress.

The Force 1-2 app is for reporting concerns that may not be a problem, but are still suspicious and is available as a free download for both iPhone and Android phones at the Apple App Store, GooglePlay, and via Delaware.gov.
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Its not about terrorism it's about profits for Delaware Interactive.

“The First State” will become the twenty-fourth state website to be managed by e-government services firm NIC Inc.

NIC announced that its Dover-based subsidiary, Delaware Interactive, was awarded a three-year contract to develop and manage the Delaware state website, delaware.gov. The contract includes three one-year renewals that extend through September 2017.

According to the announcement, “the state will pay Delaware Interactive an annual portal management fee. Delaware Interactive will also work with state agencies to develop new online services under the self-funded, transaction-based model.”

NIC Inc., (NASDAQ: EGOV) the premier provider of eGovernment services, today announces that Delaware becomes the latest state to contract with the company for eGovernment services.
  
“We are excited to open our Dover office and begin hiring in Delaware to complement the experienced NIC team we have in place,” said Harry Herington, NIC CEO and Chairman of the Board. “We appreciate the confidence the state of Delaware has placed in us, and look forward to delivering a wide range of online services to its citizens and businesses.”
  
Delaware Interactive will focus on accelerating the number of online services available to Delaware citizens and businesses through the state’s official portal, delaware.gov. Under the contract terms, the state will pay Delaware Interactive an annual portal management fee.
http://govfresh.com/2011/09/nic-awarded-delaware-gov-contract/
http://www.egov.com/Media/PR/Pages/ViewRelease.aspx?PR_ID=20110928006092

Homeland Security encouraging citizens to use cameras to report "suspicious behavior."

Homeland Security officials routinely associate camera-wielding citizens as bomb-strapped terrorists, as you can see in the above video, so it’s a little surprising they are now asking citizens to use their smart phone cameras to report suspicious behavior.

The only catch is that you would have to download a special Homeland Security app in order to send the photos or videos to your local Homeland Security fusion center, where they would be forced to stop monitoring citizens’ Facebook pages for a few moments in order to check out your report.

The program has kicked off in Delaware, according to a press release.

"The suspicious activity reporting app provides the citizens with a new method to communicate their concerns to law enforcement by leveraging the smart phone technology that most citizens now possess and improving the safety of our communities and State."

Homeland Security officials even promise that you could do all this anonymously, which is as believable as saying terrorists prefer to use DSLRs over Google Earth to study their targets (there is actually no evidence of either).

After all, why would they go through all this trouble of developing this app without including a geo-tracking device (for "safety reasons," of course)?

The whole idea seems stupid because if you are really witnessing a crime taking place, you should just dial 911 in the hopes that police officers can be dispatched immediately.

Otherwise, you should mind your own business because you’re just going to end up profiling innocent citizens.
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