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…
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Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: reports | TechCrunch
Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard…
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
If you insist on using biometric unlocking methods to have faster access to your devices,…
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WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
Brian Barrett: I just this week was looking back at some of our earliest DOGE…
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Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach
US Customs and Border Protection is quietly doubling down on a surveillance strategy built around…
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FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman | TechCrunch
A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that…
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Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say | TechCrunch
Spyware maker Intellexa had remote access to some of its government customers’ surveillance systems, giving…
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Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom
It’s this creeping surveillance that gives some students pause, even those who told The 74…
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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted…
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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
That suggests anyone could set up similar hardware somewhere else in the world and likely…