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  RECORD ................. /pclob-fbi-open-source-passive-active-distinction
  STATUS ................. ACTIVE
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PCLOB Report on FBI Open Source Information Use: Passive/Active Intelligence Distinction and Enforcement (November 2025)

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→ PARALLEL-PATTERN FBI Informants in Targeted Organizations: Intelligence Collection vs. Incitement to Illegal Activity [file] — Both dossiers explore the boundaries of FBI activities in intelligence gathering versus its primary law enforcement role, focusing on distinctions like intelligence collection versus incitement, or passive versus active intelligence.
→ PARALLEL-PATTERN COINTELPRO Authorization Chain and Bureaucratic Approval Mechanisms [file] — Both dossiers deal with questions of oversight and potential overreach of FBI intelligence-related activities, with PCLOB examining current practices and the Church Committee having investigated COINTELPRO.
→ SHARES-ACTOR Government Purchase of Commercial Location Data: Warrantless Surveillance Via Data Broker Loophole [file] — The FBI is an actor in both the alleged PCLOB report on open source use and the documented practice of purchasing commercial location data.