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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 month agoOp-Ed | Mamdani must rein in mass surveillance before it's too late | amNewYork
NYC's surveillance infrastructure enables systematic data sharing between agencies, facilitating ICE deportations despite judicial orders for release and creating predictable abuse patterns.
Information security
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoI Con the Record Admits All This Spying Also Serves Counterintelligence
The Intelligence Community uses online anonymity and networking tools to collect foreign intelligence, including counterintelligence and cybersecurity, while asserting legal limits on targeting US citizens.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 month agoUS Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI's Warrantless Wiretap Access
Bipartisan Congress members introduced legislation requiring FBI warrants for backdoor searches of Americans' communications, aligning with a 2025 federal court ruling against warrantless surveillance practices.
Privacy technologies
fromFuturism
1 month agoAll These Ring Cameras Are Creating a "Surveillance Nightmare," Critics Say
Widespread consumer Ring doorbells create a massive civilian surveillance system that threatens privacy, enables law enforcement access, and disproportionately harms marginalized communities.
fromFuturism
2 months agoThe Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics
"Don't play Russian roulette with [this man's] life," Jon told lead DHS prosecutor, Joseph Dernbach, in the email. "Err on the side of caution. There's a reason the US government along with many other governments don't recognise the Taliban. Apply principles of common sense and decency." Five hours later, per WaPo, Jon received a response - not from Dernbach or the DHS, but from Google.
Privacy professionals
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