Topic: immigration enforcement
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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 standard privacy oversight, as it is not designed for definitive field identification. The app's rapid approval followed internal policy changes that removed privac...
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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 surveillance tools and military-style tactics in immigration enforcement. Global security concerns include a human trafficking investigation in Laos, the rise of accessible deepfake abuse techno...
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Even the 'Big Dick' Subreddit Is Furious About ICE
Online adult communities, such as the subreddit r/MassiveCock, are unexpectedly becoming platforms for political protest, with users posting anti-ICE messages to challenge the idea that such spaces should remain apolitical. This trend reflects a broader debate about the ethics of adult content co...
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Addresses ICE in Internal Video
Palantir CEO Alex Karp addressed internal concerns about ICE contracts in a video, but it avoided specific details about the work and provided few concrete answers to employee questions. Karp defended the company's policy of working with any administration, citing past enforcement under Obama, an...
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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, including by translating and summarizing them to speed up initial reviews. This application, operational since May 2025, marks a new, publicly disclosed phase in the lo...
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US Police Get Controversial Face-Scanning App Used by ICE
US Customs and Border Protection has launched Mobile Identify, a facial recognition app for local police collaborating on federal immigration enforcement under Section 287(g) agreements. The app assists trained officers in identifying and processing individuals potentially residing in the U.S. wi...
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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 like schools and places of worship. The expansion relies on the GSA bypassing standard lease procedures at DHS's request, sometimes citing national securit...
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New Complaint: DHS Data May Be Wrongly Removing Voters
A federal program (SAVE) is being used to verify voter citizenship, but a lawsuit alleges its expansion has created an error-prone national registry, leading to the wrongful removal of eligible U.S. citizens from state voter rolls. The SAVE system, originally for verifying immigrant eligibility f...
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Social Security Data Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
The Social Security Administration has acknowledged sharing citizenship and immigration data with the Department of Homeland Security for enforcement, with the disclosure made through a belatedly updated public notice after data exchanges had already begun. Legal experts highlight potential viola...
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Zohran Mamdani Takes Over NYPD Surveillance System
Zohran Mamdani's mayoral administration will confront the NYPD's extensive surveillance system, which has expanded significantly since 9/11 and includes technologies like CCTV networks and automated license plate readers. Despite their political differences, Mamdani has asked Police Commissioner ...
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Apple, Google Remove ICE-Tracking Apps Under DOJ Pressure
Travel vlogger Harry Jackson documented Nepal's political uprising, turning real-time coverage into a significant story for his online audience. Bluetooth tracking tags like Tile pose privacy risks by transmitting unencrypted location data, which could be exploited for stalking or falsifying move...
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ICE Seeks 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
The U.S. is expanding digital monitoring by hiring nearly 30 contractors to scan social media platforms 24/7, analyzing posts and messages to generate intelligence for deportation and enforcement actions. The program will operate from ICE targeting centers in Vermont and California, focusing on m...
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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 information, after the site had circulated freely for over six months. The site's creator argues the block aids ICE agent anonymity and suggests the policy is selectiv...
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ICE Deploys Advanced Spyware for Surveillance
China demonstrated its advanced military technology in a recent parade, highlighting its global technological ambitions. The U.S. is undergoing significant policy shifts, including rebranding the Defense Department and awarding a no-bid contract for combat training, amid debates on election integ...
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International Students Scammed With Fake Visa Threats
International students in the U.S. are increasingly targeted by scammers posing as officials, who exploit fears over visa status to deceive them through emails, texts, and calls. These scams primarily aim for financial gain by using threats or fake rewards, leading to compromised accounts, financ...
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Ring Scraps Flock Safety Deal Following Super Bowl Ad Backlash
Ring canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety due to public backlash over surveillance and privacy concerns, citing resource constraints and stating no customer video was shared. The company has faced criticism for past law enforcement partnerships, including a now-discontinued warrantl...
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The Decline of Free Speech: A Modern Setback
A federal lawsuit alleges that private tech platforms like Apple are aligning with government pressure to suppress political speech, as seen in the removal of apps designed to monitor immigration enforcement. Major social media platforms, now controlled by billionaires aligned with political inte...
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You Are the New Surveillance State
The widespread public practice of recording law enforcement, especially during immigration operations, acts as a powerful form of community-led accountability and a protected exercise of free speech. This documentation is enabled by technology, as smartphones and social media democratize oversigh...
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DHS Held Chicago Police Records for Months, Violating Spy Rules
The Department of Homeland Security improperly retained Chicago Police Department records for seven months, violating intelligence oversight rules and raising surveillance concerns by keeping data on approximately 900 residents. The shared gang database was highly unreliable, containing errors li...
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Facebook Removes ICE-Tracking Page After U.S. Government Request
Meta removed a Facebook page tracking ICE activities in Chicago after a DOJ request, citing policy violations against coordinated harm, following similar actions by Apple and Google. The removal has sparked debate over potential government overreach and "jawboning," raising constitutional questio...
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ICE's Social Media Surveillance: A Digital Panopticon
ICE is deploying an advanced AI-powered surveillance platform from Zignal Labs to monitor billions of social media posts daily, using machine learning and computer vision to identify individuals for deportation. Critics warn this technology threatens democracy and free speech by potentially targe...
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DHS Plans AI Surveillance Trucks for Homeland Security
The US Department of Homeland Security is deploying autonomous mobile surveillance trucks equipped with AI, cameras, and radar to enhance border monitoring in remote areas beyond fixed installations. These Modular Mobile Surveillance System (M2S2) vehicles use computer vision trained on millions ...
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OpenAI President Emerges as Major Trump Donor
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife contributed $25 million to a pro-Trump super PAC, exemplifying major tech figures financially aligning with the administration. The Trump administration promotes policies favorable to the AI industry, such as limiting state-level regulations, which tec...
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Nick Shirley Targets California for Next Move
A right-wing YouTuber, Nick Shirley, has moved his campaign of unverified fraud allegations to California's childcare centers, using public records to target facilities and sparking fear among providers despite official inspections finding them compliant. Shirley's activities, aided by local acti...
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AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Inspire Fan Fiction
AI-generated videos depicting citizens successfully confronting ICE agents have become a popular form of digital protest, blending political commentary with speculative fiction to offer cathartic, alternative narratives to real-world tensions. These videos, while often evidently artificial, use e...
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Inside AI's Brain & The End of Animal Testing
AI is reshaping cybersecurity and healthcare, with systems now capable of independently managing complex hacking tasks and potentially reducing reliance on animal testing in medicine. Space exploration advances with Blue Origin's successful New Glenn rocket launch, deploying NASA satellites and m...
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Chinese Hacking Contractor Exposed in Major Data Leak
A major data breach at Chinese cybersecurity firm KnownSec exposed hacking tools and sensitive data stolen from over 80 global organizations, including terabytes of records from India, South Korea, and Taiwan, directly linking its activities to Chinese state interests. In a separate incident, sta...
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Unlikely allies unite to remove flawed traffic cameras
A coalition is challenging automated license plate readers due to privacy risks and operational flaws, with Flock Safety facing pressure from legislators and activists over its extensive camera network. Legislators have called for a federal probe into Flock's negligent data handling and cybersecu...
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AI Hype vs. Reality: Key Biotech Trends to Watch
AI in biotechnology offers significant potential for medical advancement but requires rigorous clinical validation and responsible implementation to ensure real-world patient benefits and avoid overhyped promises. The technology presents a dual-edged impact, exemplified by AI's role in both harmf...
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Master the Boston Accent: A Quick Guide
The Boston accent is a cherished symbol of identity and community, with locals expressing deep pride and viewing it as a personal link to family history and place. Many speakers, including older generations, see the accent as a source of comfort and heritage, and its potential decline is felt as ...
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Anti-Surveillance Design: A Guide to Digital Privacy
Facial recognition technology, used by authorities with vast image databases, creates pervasive public surveillance that can feel invasive and overwhelming. Simple physical adjustments like altering hairstyles, wearing distinctive glasses, or using makeup can disrupt the facial geometry these alg...
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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 analysts to search against a database of over 60 billion images for security threat identification. The expansion occurs amid scrutiny from critics and lawmakers ove...
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