DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
Law enforcement authorities in the United States have for years circumvented the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment by purchasing data on US residents that would otherwise…
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US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
A federal judge in Minnesota ruled last Saturday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated the Fourth Amendment after they forcibly entered a Minnesota…
CBP Wants AI-Powered ‘Quantum Sensors’ for Finding Fentanyl in Cars
United States Customs and Border Protection is paying General Dynamics to create a prototype of “quantum sensors” alongside a “database with artificial intelligence” designed “to…
149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database
A database containing 149 million account usernames and passwords—including 48 million for Gmail, 17 million for Facebook, and 420,000 for the cryptocurrency platform Binance—has been…
ICE Agents Are ‘Doxing’ Themselves
Last week, a website called ICE List went viral after its creators said that they had received what they described as a leak of personal…
Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
When immigration agents enter hospitals and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who seeks medical care, patients retreat, treatment is…
ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States
United States immigration authorities are planning to secure long-term detention and transportation capacity for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations across Minnesota and four neighboring states,…
US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela
Now The New York Times has cited unnamed US officials confirming that the blackout was in fact caused by a cyberattack, the first time the…
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
Elon Musk’s X has introduced new restrictions stopping people from editing and generating images of real people in bikinis or other “revealing clothing.” The change…
Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity
When Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good last Wednesday morning in Minneapolis, the 37-year-old mother became one of at least 25 people killed…
Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Will Lead RSA Conference
Jen Easterly, a longtime public- and private-sector cybersecurity practitioner who led the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for more than three years, has been…
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Google offers a Validator App through the Play Store that vendors have to run as part of getting their products certified to use Fast Pair.…