Alert ID has joined forces with the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to fight terrorism.

“Homeland security starts with hometown security,” said Alert ID founder Keli Wilson. “Alert ID serves a the eyes and ears on the street to convey important information.”

“The Department of Homeland Security has an initiative set up: “See something, say something,” he said. “They also have a suspicious act reporting system, and Alert ID fills that gap at a community level.”

Alert ID is a free system that allows residents to enter their home, work or school address and immediately receive criminal activity alerts from incidents in their neighborhoods. They can also communicate directly with neighbors and with law enforcement about what’s happening. The system was piloted in Northern Nevada, and is now opening operations in Southern Nevada.

See something, say something is an insidious program that should be shut down instead of expanding. It is reminiscent of the Stasi and East Germany. Not only are these programs not necessary, they are an infringement on the freedoms that we once took for granted.

Alert ID is simply just another tool for the government to track you.