Category: Wired

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
25
Jan
2026

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump…

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
25
Jan
2026

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that…

DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
24
Jan
2026

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 Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
24
Jan
2026

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…

CBP Wants AI-Powered ‘Quantum Sensors’ for Finding Fentanyl in Cars
23
Jan
2026

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…

149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database
23
Jan
2026

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…

ICE Agents Are ‘Doxing’ Themselves
22
Jan
2026

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…

Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
21
Jan
2026

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…

ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States
20
Jan
2026

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…

US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela
17
Jan
2026

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…

Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
15
Jan
2026

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…

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity
15
Jan
2026

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…