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FLAG Project

EFF project using FOIA requests and litigation to expose government surveillance technologies
Tracked because EFF project using FOIA requests and litigation to expose government surveillance technologies · 5 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped5
Sources cited13
Evidence: 2S
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Connection Map
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 158d ago · Avg age: 1504d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated FLAG Project filed filing with the SEC on 2020-09-15. Accession number: N/A.
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "FLAG Project" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (5)
← David Sobel person
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside FLAG Project in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
← Steve Cohen elected official
unclear_association inferential since 2026
The name 'Steve Cohen' appears adjacent to 'FLAG Project' in the known entities list, suggesting possible association through shared context or investigation.
← Jennifer Lynch person
affiliation secondary since 2023
Jennifer Lynch is associated with the FLAG Project based on the proximity of their names in the entity list and the SEC filing context, suggesting a likely professional or legal connection, possibly related to privacy or surveillance issues.
← Mark Rumold person
affiliation inferential since 2026
Mark Rumold and the FLAG Project both appear in the known entities database close together in a section about surveillance technologies (DCS-3000, Red Hook, Carnivore), suggesting a possible collaborative or shared interest connection in digital privacy and surveillance oversight.
← Marcia Hofmann person
affiliation / collaboration inferential since 2008
Marcia Hofmann was associated with the FLAG Project (First Amendment Litigation and Advocacy Group), a coalition of digital rights organizations.
Sources (13)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — IRS Form 990 filings (no results) form_990 Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: FLAG Project not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FLAG Project — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt