FBI Watchlist 2022: How Are People Added, Name Inclusion Standards, and Other New Details

This new document may answer your questions.

The FBI watchlist has been among the most mysterious database of the U.S. government.

FBI Watchlist 2022: How People are Added, Name Inclusion Standards, and Other New Details
A woman walks past an FBI Police car near one of the office buildings used by independent prosecutor and former FBI director Robert Mueller on March 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

For the past few years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been adding people's names due to their suspected involvement in terrorist activities.

Of course, FBI authorities can do this without people's consent. Now, many individuals are curious if the U.S. intelligence service is really watching them.

People tend to ask lots of questions, such as if they can know if their names are included on the FBI watchlist.

If you are among the curious ones, then the latest document acquired by EPIC may be able to help you.

FBI Watchlist 2022: New Document Acquired

According to Computer World's latest report, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was able to obtain FBI files after their FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request was approved.

FBI Watchlist 2022: How People are Added, Name Inclusion Standards, and Other New Details
FBI investigators arrive at the home of suspected nightclub shooter Ian David Long on November 8 2018, in Thousand Oaks, California. - The gunman who killed 12 people in a crowded California country music bar has been identified as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a former Marine, the local sheriff said Thursday. Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

Their newly acquired FBI documents show the standards for adding and removing people's names on the watchlist. However, it was confirmed that individuals included in the database couldn't know if their names were there.

This is because sharing terrorist watchlist information is illegal, as unauthorized disclosures can also compromise the safety of FBI officers.

On the other hand, the documents also stated that the FBI couldn't easily remove the names on the watchlist, even if the individuals are already cleared of all suspected terrorists and other criminal claims.

FBI Watchlist's Other Details

When it comes to naming inclusions, the FBI can't simply add people to their watchlist without any strong evidence. This means that officers can't claim that an individual is a national security threat based on their "hunch."

The security agency needs to ensure that there's at least one source of corroboration before people are added to the watchlist.

But, there are some instances when FBI authorities make mistakes. EFF reported a time when the Federal Bureau of Investigation committed an intelligence violation.

However, it took more than two years before the Intelligence Oversight Board investigated the intelligence organization. You can visit this link to see more details.

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Meanwhile, the FBI said fake crypto apps have already stolen more than $42 million.

For more news updates about the FBI and its mysterious watchlist, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.

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