Banks tracking protesters "methodically" [View all]

[Fire Walk With Me]

The world's biggest banks are working with one another and police to gather intelligence as protesters try to rejuvenate the Occupy Wall Street movement with May demonstrations, industry security consultants said.

"Our goal is to kick off the spring offensive and go directly to where the financial elite play and plan," she said.

He works with international financial firms to "identify, map and track" protesters across social media and at their assemblies, he said. The companies gather data "carefully and methodically" to prevent business disruptions.

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