Facebook demands LAPD end social media surveillance and use of fake accounts

Yea, that really sucks, I've had the authorities surveilling me and trying to set me up for a bust before....

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel BUSTED!

..."LAPD has policies for “online undercover activity” that establish some restrictions for this tactic, including requiring special approval from a supervisor if police are using a fake account to communicate with someone, but there is less oversight if an account is created to examine “trends” or for “conducting research”. The policies say that “the use of a fictitious online persona to engage in investigative activity” is not subject to an approval by the police commission, an oversight board that grants approval for other kinds of undercover operations."...

No. If people are stupid enough to brag about or advertise their crimes on social media, they deserve what they get. Law enforcement needs these tools to get these criminals off the street.