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#Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into #fascism "
It took just a few months of #Trump ’s 2nd term for Palantir employees to question their company’s commitments to #civilliberties. Last fall, Palantir seemed to become the technological backbone of Trump’s #immigration enforcement machinery, providing software identifying, #tracking , & helping #deport #immigrants on behalf of #DHS, when current & former employees started ringing the alarm
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#ICE is keeping tabs on American #citizens
The NPR Politics #Podcast#Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been using a variety of tools to keep tabs on not just #immigrants the agency intends to #deport but also U.S. citizens who publicly oppose the agency’s tactics. We discuss what that #surveillance looks like and what the impact is for people whose activity the agency has tracked.
#privacy #securityListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-npr-politics-podcast/id1057255460?i=1000754540405
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#ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local #Police
Masked, lawless federal agents have become a symbol of the #Trump administration’s violent drive to #deport millions of people. But across the country, thousands of state and local police are increasingly mimicking these abusive federal agents, blending into their operations and intensifying fear in their own communities.
#maga #rightshttps://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/ice-expanding-287g-agreements-police
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Trump’s #Deportation Campaign
Pres #Trump promised to launch the largest deportation program in American history. Reporters from ProPublica & The Texas Tribune spent the first 12 months of Trump’s second admin examining in real time how this drive to #deport #immigrants unfolded across the nation. Reporter Perla Trevizo breaks down the dizzying first year of Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Has his administration fulfilled its promises — and if so, at what cost?
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#ICE Wants to Build a Shadow #Deportation Network in #Texas
A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
#immigration #deporthttps://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-building-a-24-7-shadow-transportation-network-across-texas/
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Don’t Listen to Anyone Who Thinks #Secession Will Solve Anything
Americans increasingly fantasize about a divorce between red and blue states—but they dread the thought of civil war. You can’t have one without the other.
#civilwar #politics #maga #teamred #TeamBluehttps://www.wired.com/story/dont-listen-anyone-who-thinks-secession-will-solve-anything/
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#FCC Chair Carr’s Threats to Punish #Broadcasters Are #Unconstitutional
Carr’s recent threats, like his past threats, are unconstitutional efforts to coerce news coverage that favors President #Trump. He wrongly claims that the FCC’s “public interest” standard allows him and the commission to revoke the licenses of broadcasters who publish news that is unflattering to the government is anathema to our country’s core #constitutional values.
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#AB1043 ’s Internet Age Gates Hurt Everyone
EFF has long warned against age-gating the internet. Such mandates strike at the foundation of the free and open internet. They create unnecessary and #unconstitutional barriers for adults and young people to access information and express themselves online…And none of the available #ageVerification options are perfect in terms of protecting private information, providing access to everyone, and safely handling sensitive data.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/ab-1043s-internet-age-gates-hurt-everyone
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Judge dismisses red-light #camera ticket, rules law is #unconstitutional
#redlightcameras #florida #rightshttps://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-news-judge-rules-red-light-camera-tickets-unconstitutional
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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't #databases minutes after being #fired
In the US, fired and laid-off workers often have their digital #credentials deactivated before they learn about the loss of their jobs; indeed, the inability to log in to a corporate system may be the first an employee knows of the situation.
#securityhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/drop-database-what-not-to-do-after-losing-an-it-job/
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The #Hacking Lawsuit Looming Over #TruthSocial
The founding CEO of #DWAC has accused his former assistant of hacking into his accounts as part of a “coup d'état,” the latest legal mess for Truth Social.
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‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting #Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
The architects of projects like #Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
#freedomcities #startupnationhttps://www.wired.com/story/startup-nations-donald-trump-legislation/
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The Shocking Secrets of #MadisonSquareGarden 's #Surveillance Machine
Famously vengeful #Knicks owner #JimDolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, #protesters , and more.
#msg #tracking #privacy #securityhttps://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/
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#Republican #Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend #Warrantless #Surveillance
A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House's efforts to extend #Section702 —a #spy program the #FBI has used to look into members of #Congress , #protesters , and #political donors.
#Trumphttps://www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/
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Men Are Buying #Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends
In #Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of #nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying #spyware , and engaging in #doxing and sexual abuse.
#security #privacyhttps://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/
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#Immigration agents remove license plates on cars during arrests-NPR
Over the past year, many federal law enforcement agents conducting immigration arrests have been concealing their faces under masks & gaiters when making #arrests in public, in what #DHS says is an effort to avoid #doxing , or publishing agents' personal info online. Dozens of pending proposals across the country now seek 2 ban masking of federal policing authorities in public places
#security #privacyhttps://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g-s1-95373/immigration-arrests-license-plates-conceal-federal-agents
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US #BlackHawk #helicopter trespasses on private #Montana ranch to grab #elk #antlers
Was it really possible that US #military personnel were using multimillion-dollar government aircraft to land on private property in the #CrazyMountains —yes, that's their actual name—just to grab some antlers valued at a few hundred bucks? -
US #spy #satellite agency declassifies high-flying #ColdWar listening post
#NationalReconnaissanceOffice , the agency overseeing the US gov's fleet of spy #satellites , has declassified a decades-old program used to #eavesdrop on the #SovietUnion 's #military communication signals
The program was codenamed #Jumpseat , & its existence was already public knowledge through leaks & contemporary media reports. What's new is the #NRO 's description of the program's purpose…
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#NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of #SpaceX -built #spy #satellites
The NRO is taking advantage of SpaceX's #Starlink #satellite assembly line to build a network of at least 100 satellites, and perhaps many more, to monitor adversaries around the world
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#CBP Signs #ClearviewAI Deal to Use #FaceRecognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US #Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
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#CBP Signs #ClearviewAI Deal to Use #FaceRecognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US #Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
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#CBP Signs #ClearviewAI Deal to Use #FaceRecognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US #Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
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#CBP Signs #ClearviewAI Deal to Use #FaceRecognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US #Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
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#CBP Signs #ClearviewAI Deal to Use #FaceRecognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US #Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
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What the Justice Department's push to bring #denaturalization cases means | AP News
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‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to #Dox #Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
#Dogequest #privacyhttps://www.404media.co/dogequest-site-claims-to-dox-tesla-owners-across-the-u-s/