This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country – 404 Media
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records…. read more
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship – 404 Media
Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous… read more
ICE Just Bought A Social Media Surveillance Bot – The Lever
Last week, a group of labor unions sued over the federal government’s growing use of social media surveillance to target… read more
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show – 404 Media
The document also shows how biometric systems built for one reason can be repurposed for another, a constant fear and… read more
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans – New York Times
Creating detailed portraits of Americans based on government data is not just a pipe dream. The Trump administration has already… read more
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion – 404 Media
“You have this extraterritorial reach into other states, and Flock has decided to create a technology that breaks through the… read more
Can TSA Search Your Phone? What to Know About Electronic Device Inspections at the Airport – AFAR
Learn about your rights (by immigration/citizenship status), when you’re required to provide your password, best practices, and more: https://www.afar.com/magazine/can-tsa-search-your-phone
How Trump’s mass deportation plan can use AI to extend immigration crackdown – CNBC
The Department of Homeland Security allocated $5 million in its 2025 budget to open an AI Office, and DHS Secretary… read more
‘I felt like I was a prisoner’: The rapid rise of US immigration authorities’ electronic surveillance programs – Coda
Across the U.S., a surveillance system tracking the movements of tens of thousands of people seeking refuge or permanent residency… read more
FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting – The Intercept
“If you look back at when CODIS was established, it was originally for violent or sexual offenders,” Anna Lewis, a… read more