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suspiciously,
impersonating
police or secu-
rity personnel,
undertaking
dry runs, and
getting into po-
sition to under-
take an attack.
(Learn More. Counter Extremism Project Senior Adviser and computer science professor
Dr. Hany Farid spoke with Vladimir Duthiers of CBS News on CEP’s challenge to Facebook:
Rein in Extremist Content. Posted on Feb 12, 2019.)
These indicators
of terrorism can
online or offline undercover activities. arise at various stages of the terror cy-
cle, depending on the operative(s) and
Police get unsolicited tips from family their sophistication.
members about their kin’s prospective
plot.
Moreover, suspicious activities can
be distinguished by whether they are
At times, an officer receives a direct readily observable, observable, or
threat from a perpetrator, either in per- hidden.
son and online.
Similarly, these worrying actions can be
Behaviors associated with the differentiated among immediate, me-
dium-term, and long-term concerns.
eight signs of terrorism include
individuals conducting sur-
veillance, gathering informa-
tion, testing security, acquir-
ing funds and supplies, acting
Depending on the classification, po-
lice will need to respond to these
behaviors with varying levels of ur-
gency.
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