The ACLU wants FBI records on collection of race and ethnicity data . The organization 's press release says the FBI 's operations guide gives agents authority to gather information and make maps of `` so-called 'ethnic-oriented ' businesses , behaviors , lifestyle characteristics and cultural traditions in communities with concentrated ethnic populations . '' The FBI says field offices are told to `` understand your entire community '' The FBI says such data helps the agency fight national security threats and crime . Score: 7
The ACLU wants FBI records on collection of race and ethnicity data . The FBI says field offices are told to `` understand your entire community '' The FBI says such data helps the agency fight national security threats and crime . Score: 7