Military 5G: Surveillance

Military’s Expanded Role in 5G Could Lead to ‘Mass Data Collection, Tracking and Monitoring’ of U.S. Citizens

In October of 2023, the U.S. military’s chief information officer (DOD CIO) and his office will take control of all 5G-related activities in the U.S. military and expand the military’s 5G pilot programs across states. Critics including W. Scott McCollough, a marine veteran and a lead attorney in Children’s Health Defense’s 5G electromagnetic radiation cases, warned that this 5G real-time data collection system will lead to surveillance and infringe on civil liberties of U.S. citizens, and not just target hostile foreign actors overseas. Crisanna Shackelford, Ph.D., an expert in nonlinear warfare and former DOD intelligence professional, warned, “The consolidation and integration of civil-military 5G advancements raise concerns about the emergence of global surveillance networks, as various international entities collaborate to establish pervasive surveillance, particularly in the realm of biomedical surveillance.”