Seattle Shield, an intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle police
Seattle Shield, an intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle police
西雅图盾牌（Seattle Shield）：由西雅图警方运营的情报共享网络
In Seattle, Facebook, Amazon, real estate management, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) all share one thing in common: membership to Seattle Shield, an exclusive intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle police. 在西雅图，Facebook、亚马逊、房地产管理公司以及美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）都有一个共同点：它们都是“西雅图盾牌”（Seattle Shield）的成员。这是一个由西雅图警方运营的专属情报共享网络。
The system highlights how secretive public-private networks of information-sharing have permeated law enforcement intelligence collection in Seattle and across the country under the banner of supposedly preventing terrorism. However, questions concerning the usefulness of the program, accountability measures, and how information is shared remain unanswered. 该系统凸显了在所谓“预防恐怖主义”的旗号下，秘密的公私信息共享网络是如何渗透到西雅图乃至全国执法部门的情报收集工作中的。然而，关于该项目的有效性、问责措施以及信息共享方式等问题，至今仍未得到解答。
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) did not respond to Prism’s detailed requests for comment. Facebook, Amazon, and each of their analysts identified in public records as members of the Shield network did not respond to requests for comment. 西雅图警察局（SPD）未回应 Prism 提出的详细置评请求。Facebook、亚马逊以及公共记录中被认定为“盾牌”网络成员的分析师们，均未回应置评请求。
The Seattle Shield website states that its mission “is to provide a collaborative and information-sharing environment between the Seattle Police Department and public/private partners in the Seattle area. Seattle Shield members assist Seattle Police Department efforts to identify, deter, defeat or mitigate potential acts of terrorism by reporting suspicious activity in a timely manner.” “西雅图盾牌”网站声明，其使命是“为西雅图警察局与西雅图地区的公共/私营合作伙伴提供一个协作和信息共享的环境。西雅图盾牌成员通过及时报告可疑活动，协助西雅图警察局识别、威慑、挫败或减轻潜在的恐怖主义行为。”
One SPD email obtained by Prism states that the Seattle Shield is an “unfunded program,” which is managed by Officer Erin Nicholson. The Seattle Shield network, which includes members from multiple law enforcement groups as well as private institutions and corporations, has been established and operating since 2009. Prism 获得的一封 SPD 电子邮件显示，“西雅图盾牌”是一个“无资金支持的项目”，由警官 Erin Nicholson 管理。该网络自 2009 年成立并运行至今，成员包括多个执法团体以及私营机构和企业。
However, it appears to be mostly off the radar of some of the most prominent civil rights groups in the state, such as the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, which told Prism in an email that it hasn’t been following or looking into the network. 然而，该网络似乎并未引起该州一些最著名的民权组织的注意，例如华盛顿州美国公民自由联盟（ACLU），该组织在给 Prism 的电子邮件中表示，他们并未关注或调查过该网络。
Through public records requests, Prism obtained the Seattle Shield bulletins, as well as a full list of Seattle Shield members who had access to the program as of 2020. A Prism review of dozens Seattle Shield reports sent out between 2020 and 2025 to a list of hundreds of military intelligence operatives, nonprofits, private corporate entities, private security companies, and law enforcement agencies show that in 2025, the reports were almost exclusively about protests and potential traffic delays caused by protests throughout Seattle. 通过公共记录请求，Prism 获取了“西雅图盾牌”的简报，以及截至 2020 年拥有该项目访问权限的成员完整名单。Prism 对 2020 年至 2025 年间发送给数百名军事情报人员、非营利组织、私营企业、私人保安公司和执法机构的数十份“西雅图盾牌”报告进行了审查，结果显示，2025 年的报告几乎全部涉及西雅图各地的抗议活动以及抗议可能导致的交通延误。
For instance, one email “blast” from Oct. 6, 2025, warns about upcoming local events related to “the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas and Palestinian militants coordinated assault against Israel.” The notice lists a few examples of attacks on Jewish targets in other U.S. cities last year; it does not mention widespread anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian attacks throughout the country. 例如，2025 年 10 月 6 日的一封群发邮件警告称，当地即将举行与“哈马斯及巴勒斯坦武装分子对以色列协同袭击两周年”相关的活动。该通知列举了去年美国其他城市针对犹太目标的几起袭击事件，但并未提及全国范围内普遍存在的反穆斯林和反巴勒斯坦袭击事件。
“Homegrown violent extremists (HVES), racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (REMVES), and grievance-driven malicious actors may use this anniversary to conduct their own attacks at any relevant target locations, depending on their aspirations,” the blast says. “There have been several local protests last week, including one that resulted in graffiti and property damage at a local tech company CEO’s residence.” The notice went on to share information about upcoming local events. 邮件中写道：“本土暴力极端分子（HVEs）、基于种族或民族动机的暴力极端分子（REMVEs）以及受不满情绪驱动的恶意行为者，可能会利用这一周年纪念日，根据其意图在任何相关目标地点发动袭击。上周当地发生了几起抗议活动，其中一起导致当地一家科技公司首席执行官的住所遭到涂鸦和财产损坏。”通知随后分享了有关即将举行的当地活动的信息。
Longtime Seattle privacy activist and organizer Phil Mocek has been following the network since 2012, around when requested several Seattle Shield documents from the SPD. Mocek told Prism that the coordination among the Seattle Shield network is even more concerning today with the implementation of a National Security Presidential Memorandum from President Donald Trump in the fall of 2025 that identifies protest speech and protected speech as potential “indicia” of terrorist threat. 长期关注西雅图隐私的活动家兼组织者 Phil Mocek 自 2012 年起就开始关注该网络，当时他向 SPD 索取了几份“西雅图盾牌”的文件。Mocek 告诉 Prism，随着唐纳德·特朗普总统在 2025 年秋季实施的一项国家安全总统备忘录，将抗议言论和受保护的言论认定为恐怖主义威胁的潜在“迹象”，西雅图盾牌网络内部的协调工作如今变得更加令人担忧。
Information shared over Seattle Shield might be “all it takes to get someone labeled a ‘far-left domestic terrorist,’” Mocek said. “Somebody could show up to protest ICE, and then that information gets reported out to Seattle Shield and suddenly they could be on a terrorist watch list? That is not OK,” Mocek said. Mocek 说，通过“西雅图盾牌”共享的信息可能“足以让某人被贴上‘极左国内恐怖分子’的标签”。“有人可能只是去抗议 ICE，然后这些信息被报告给‘西雅图盾牌’，突然之间他们就可能被列入恐怖分子观察名单？这太离谱了，”Mocek 说。
Accountability concerns: Seattle Shield requests that broad swaths of the city’s private companies create suspicious activity reports, which are then pumped into a system that serves as an extension of a sprawling nationwide law enforcement surveillance apparatus. The network effectively creates its own list of potential suspects. 问责担忧：西雅图盾牌要求市内大范围的私营公司创建可疑活动报告，这些报告随后被输入到一个系统中，该系统充当了庞大的全国性执法监控机构的延伸。该网络实际上创建了自己的潜在嫌疑人名单。
Photographs of those who end up reported by the Seattle Shield network or of their cars could end up plastered onto a private blotter, hosted on a private server, for hundreds of military intelligence, federal, immigration, and local law enforcement agents, and private security guards to see. 那些最终被“西雅图盾牌”网络举报的人及其车辆的照片，可能会被张贴在托管于私有服务器上的私人记录簿上，供数百名军事情报人员、联邦、移民和地方执法人员以及私人保安查看。
According to records obtained by Prism, members of the network include FBI agents, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “surface program analyst,” and intelligence analysts with the Washington State Fusion Center, a separate but parallel intelligence-sharing network that also collaborates with ICE. 根据 Prism 获得的记录，该网络的成员包括联邦调查局（FBI）特工、国土安全部（DHS）的“地面项目分析师”，以及华盛顿州融合中心的情报分析师——这是一个与 ICE 合作的、独立但平行的情报共享网络。
Law enforcement far outside of Seattle also have access to the Seattle Shield system including Nassau County Police in New York, the New York City Police Department, Cleveland Transit, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota, and a “threat and risk analyst” for the United Nations. 西雅图以外的执法部门也可以访问“西雅图盾牌”系统，包括纽约拿骚县警察局、纽约市警察局、克利夫兰交通局、明尼苏达州亨内平县治安官办公室，以及联合国的一名“威胁与风险分析师”。
Virginia State Police Captain Austin White is a member of Seattle Shield and multiple other local shield networks across the U.S., all under the umbrella of the Global Shield Network (GSN), of which he is the president. “Does [the network] affect me on a daily basis? Not really,” he told Prism. But it can help give a sense of what members feel is a concern, he added. White said that in 2017, personal connections made through shield networks allowed him to expedite the search for a minor who made violent threats online. He said the GSN does not oversee any of the local networks. 弗吉尼亚州州警队长 Austin White 是“西雅图盾牌”以及美国各地其他多个“盾牌”网络的成员，这些网络均隶属于全球盾牌网络（GSN），他本人也是该网络的主席。“（该网络）会影响我的日常生活吗？其实不会，”他告诉 Prism。但他补充说，这有助于了解成员们认为值得关注的问题。White 表示，2017 年，通过“盾牌”网络建立的个人联系使他能够加快搜寻一名在网上发出暴力威胁的未成年人。他表示，GSN 并不监管任何地方网络。