Department of Homeland Security

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Artificial Intelligence

Inside the DHS White Supremacist Memelord Case

A DHS official is anonymously creating official social media content with white supremacist imagery, and while their identity is known…

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BigTech Companies

CBP Tracked Phone Locations Using Online Ad Data

U.S. Customs and Border Protection purchased commercially available mobile phone location data, derived from online advertising, for a trial program,…

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Culture

White House Video Blends Call of Duty and Real Iran Strike Footage

The White House released real military strike footage against Iran using the visual style and intro clip from the video…

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Culture

Columbia ‘Studytok’ Influencer Detained and Released by DHS

Columbia University alleges that Department of Homeland Security agents used deceptive tactics, falsely claiming to search for a missing person,…

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Business

The Hidden Flaw in Your Password Manager

A study reveals critical flaws in the "zero knowledge" encryption of major cloud-based password managers like Bitwarden and LastPass, potentially…

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Business

ICE ‘Mega’ Detention Center Architects Revealed by Metadata

A leaked DHS document detailing a "Detention Reengineering Initiative" to build large-scale immigration detention facilities inadvertently revealed the identities of…

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Artificial Intelligence

DHS Proposes Single Search Engine for Facial and Fingerprint Data

The Department of Homeland Security is consolidating its fragmented biometric systems into a single, centralized platform to enable searches across…

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Cybersecurity

Makers Fight Back Against ICE

Communities across the U.S. are creating practical tools like 3D-printed whistles and camera mounts for safety and documentation in response…

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BigTech Companies

Tech Workers Protest Company Silence on ICE Contracts

A culture of silence and fear pervades major tech firms, where leadership avoids addressing controversial government contracts and employees feel…

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Artificial Intelligence

CBP Partners with Clearview AI to Expand Facial Recognition Use

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has allocated $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI's facial recognition tools, allowing…

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Business

ICE’s Rapid US Expansion: Where It’s Headed Next

ICE is undergoing a major, undisclosed expansion, establishing over 150 new offices and leases nationwide, often located near sensitive sites…

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AI & Tech

Moltbook AI Social Network Exposed Real User Data

A security breach at the AI-coded platform Moltbook exposed user data due to a flaw in its AI-generated JavaScript, highlighting…

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Artificial Intelligence

ICE and CBP Face-Recognition App Fails at Identity Verification

The Mobile Fortify facial recognition app, used by ICE and CBP, suffers from significant reliability issues and was deployed without…

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Artificial Intelligence

Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Personal Hacker’ Revealed, Informant Says

A federal judge has delayed a ruling on armed DHS raids in Minnesota, amid scrutiny of ICE's use of AI…

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Artificial Intelligence

US Cyber Chief Leaked Secrets to ChatGPT by Mistake

The acting head of CISA inadvertently uploaded sensitive, unclassified government documents to the public ChatGPT, bypassing approved internal tools and…

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Artificial Intelligence

ICE Uses Palantir AI to Investigate Immigration Tips

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) now uses an AI system developed by Palantir to manage and prioritize public tips,…

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BigTech Companies

Meta Blocks Users From Sharing ICE Agent Doxxing Sites

Meta has blocked links to the ICE List website across its platforms, citing violations of its policies on personally identifiable…

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Culture

Redditors Launch Resistance Against ICE

A Minneapolis subreddit has become a vital hub for documenting federal occupation and resistance after a widely-shared video showed ICE…

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Artificial Intelligence

ICE Seeks ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ for Investigations

ICE is exploring commercial big data and ad tech tools to enhance its investigative capabilities, signaling a shift toward repurposing…

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BigTech Companies

DOGE Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits

Court filings reveal government agencies may have overstepped legal boundaries, including the improper sharing of sensitive Social Security data via…

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