LulzSec announced plans to disclose interesting national security, intelligence, and law enforcement sensitive information.
It remains unclear how the information will complement information available through the FOIA process or wikileaks. Recently, Guantanamo defense counsel requested US government approval to access and review sensitive information publicly available through Wikileaks.
Inadeuate LE Efforts to Thwart Disclosure, Dissemination
Facebook and others may have been notified of questionable links. Law enforcement monitors Facebook, and uses this information within search warrants and intelligence databases. [Sample data exchange agreements: LE Social networking guides.]
According to people familiar with Facebook posting, there appear to be methods within the software to detect and block URL-links to this sensitive information. However, there is a workaround.
The group announced an objective:
"Every week we plan on releasing more classified documents and embarrassing personal details of military and law enforcement. . .
This comes in the wake of law enforcement harassment of American citizens, notably threatening
arrest of those who attempt to monitor police conduct.
The "plain view" doctrine is one law enforcement uses to observe evidence in "plain view". It's unclear why the courts recognize a law enforcement power without a balanced citizen right to monitor public actions of police officers.
Some believe DOJ OPR is an ineffective mechanism to review patterns of police misconduct at the local level.
Some frustration against law enforcement relates to their warrantless seizure of computer equipment. Some LE techniques include speedy downloading of all cell phone data.
LE appears to have these guides within their records, suggesting monitoring of sites which have LE data: Also in the dump is AOL's guide for law enforcement