Activist Checklist - News https://activistchecklist.org/ Latest news about digital security, surveillance, and activism Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Activist Checklist en Activist Checklist - News https://activistchecklist.org/images/logo-bg-white.png https://activistchecklist.org/ All rights reserved, Activist Checklist <![CDATA[Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: warrantless surveillance, police, flock, stingrays, phones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (YouTube) <![CDATA[Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone]]> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, legal, phones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ars Technica) <![CDATA[US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: state repression, border, travel

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (the Guardian) <![CDATA[Public records show FBI secretly extracted data from ICE protesters’ phones]]> https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/cellebrite-phone-protest-ice-dhs-spokane-fbi-conspiracy-surveillance-privacy/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/cellebrite-phone-protest-ice-dhs-spokane-fbi-conspiracy-surveillance-privacy/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: cellebrate, phone hacking, ice, dhs, fbi, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Mother Jones) <![CDATA[Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE]]> https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06/federal-agents-track-down-syracuse-woman-demand-she-remove-instagram-post-about-ice.html https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06/federal-agents-track-down-syracuse-woman-demand-she-remove-instagram-post-about-ice.html Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (syracuse) <![CDATA[‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, courts, legal, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (the Guardian) <![CDATA[FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into Informants]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/06/20/fbi-ice-delaney-hall-protest-informants/ https://theintercept.com/2026/06/20/fbi-ice-delaney-hall-protest-informants/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, ice, door knock, state repression, infiltration, informants

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/06/18/undercover-police-ice-protest-delaney-hall-nj/ https://theintercept.com/2026/06/18/undercover-police-ice-protest-delaney-hall-nj/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: cops, undercover, ice, state repression, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[How Did the Feds Get Into Anti-ICE Activists’ Signal Messages?]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/06/17/signal-messages-minneapolis-ice-protests/ https://theintercept.com/2026/06/17/signal-messages-minneapolis-ice-protests/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: signal, courts, legal, state repression, phone

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks | TechCrunch]]> https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/the-fbi-built-its-own-replica-small-town-to-simulate-real-world-cyberattacks/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/the-fbi-built-its-own-replica-small-town-to-simulate-real-world-cyberattacks/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, phones, phone hacking

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (TechCrunch) <![CDATA[Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/ https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, license plate readers, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Transcripts reveal tension, improprieties during ‘Broadview 6’ grand jury hearings]]> https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/09/broadview-six-grand-jury-midway-blitz-boutros-trump https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/09/broadview-six-grand-jury-midway-blitz-boutros-trump Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: legal, state repression, courts

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Chicago Sun-Times) <![CDATA[We Sued ICE to Get Its Spyware Contract. The Agency Is Redacting Essentially Everything]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/we-sued-ice-to-get-its-spyware-contract-the-agency-is-redacting-essentially-everything/ https://www.404media.co/we-sued-ice-to-get-its-spyware-contract-the-agency-is-redacting-essentially-everything/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, dhs, spyware, immigration

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit, X Criticizes ICE’s Tactics (2)]]> https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/doj-wants-to-know-who-on-reddit-x-is-criticizing-ices-tactics https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/doj-wants-to-know-who-on-reddit-x-is-criticizing-ices-tactics Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: legal, courts, free speech, civil liberties, ice, federal government

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (news.bloomberglaw.com) <![CDATA[What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)]]> https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5826085/spyware-trump-dhs-paragon https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5826085/spyware-trump-dhs-paragon Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: spyware, dhs, ice, federal government

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (NPR) <![CDATA[The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/ https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/ Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, flock, license plate readers, location tracking

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/05/15/trump-terrorism-left-groups-antifa-christian-gorka/ https://theintercept.com/2026/05/15/trump-terrorism-left-groups-antifa-christian-gorka/ Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: federal government, state repression, nspm-7 / domestic terrorism

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[ICE Plans to Deploy 1,570 Additional Iris Scanners Nationwide Under No-Bid Contract]]> https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-plans-to-deploy-1570-additional https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-plans-to-deploy-1570-additional Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, iris scanning, surveillance, immigration

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (projectsaltbox.com) <![CDATA[Israel tech firms can locate and identify Starlink users]]> https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-tech-firms-can-locate-and-identify-starlink-users https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-tech-firms-can-locate-and-identify-starlink-users Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, israel, musk, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The New Arab) <![CDATA[Android Intrusion Logging as a new source of data for consensual forensic analysis  - Amnesty International Security Lab]]> https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2026/05/android-intrusion-logging-as-a-new-source-of-data-for-consensual-forensic-analysis/ https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2026/05/android-intrusion-logging-as-a-new-source-of-data-for-consensual-forensic-analysis/ Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: defense, spyware, android

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Amnesty International Security Lab) <![CDATA[DHS units to re-up contract with controversial mobile device data extractor]]> https://fedscoop.com/dhs-cellebrite-privacy-drones-data-mobile-devices-ice/ https://fedscoop.com/dhs-cellebrite-privacy-drones-data-mobile-devices-ice/ Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: phone hacking, ice, dhs, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (FedScoop) <![CDATA[Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists"]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/insane-pre-crime-strategy-unveiled https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/insane-pre-crime-strategy-unveiled Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: federal government, fbi, movement repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (kenklippenstein.com) <![CDATA[ICE Plans to Develop Own Smart Glasses to ‘Supplement’ Its Facial Recognition App]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/ https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/ Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, facial recognition, big tech, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones | TechCrunch]]> https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/apple-fixes-bug-that-cops-used-to-extract-deleted-chat-messages-from-iphones/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/apple-fixes-bug-that-cops-used-to-extract-deleted-chat-messages-from-iphones/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: iphone, apple, fbi, phones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (TechCrunch) <![CDATA[Exclusive: ICE Glasses]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-ice-glasses https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-ice-glasses Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: warrantless surveillance, ice, dhs, smart glasses

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (kenklippenstein.com) <![CDATA[Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/google-broke-its-promise-me-now-ice-has-my-data https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/google-broke-its-promise-me-now-ice-has-my-data Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: google, big tech, ice, courts, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation) <![CDATA[Prosecuting "Antifa": The Prairieland Case and Its Implications for Organizers]]> https://politicalresearch.org/2026/04/14/prosecuting-antifa-prairieland-case-and-its-implications-organizers https://politicalresearch.org/2026/04/14/prosecuting-antifa-prairieland-case-and-its-implications-organizers Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: state repression, podcast, legal, courts

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Political Research Associates) <![CDATA[A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/ https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, courts, grand jury, social media, federal government, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[FBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/fbi-extracts-suspects-deleted-signal-messages-saved-in-iphone-notification-database-2/ https://www.404media.co/fbi-extracts-suspects-deleted-signal-messages-saved-in-iphone-notification-database-2/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, iphone, phone hacking, signal, courts, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Uncovering Webloc: An Analysis of Penlink’s Ad-based Geolocation Surveillance Tech - The Citizen Lab]]> https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/ https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: “warrantless

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Citizen Lab) <![CDATA[Trump’s Budget Request Includes Funding an FBI Anti-”Domestic Terrorism” Center]]> https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-budget-request-includes-funding-an-fbi-anti-domestic-terrorism-center/ https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-budget-request-includes-funding-an-fbi-anti-domestic-terrorism-center/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: federal government, fbi

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Truthout) <![CDATA[Wildlife Conservation Police Are Searching Thousands of Flock Cameras for ICE]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/ https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, flock, warrantless surveillance, immigration

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/less-lethal-chemical-weapons-tear-gas-protests/ https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/less-lethal-chemical-weapons-tear-gas-protests/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, dhs, state repression, protest

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/faas-temporary-flight-restriction-drones-blatant-attempt-criminalize-filming-ice https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/faas-temporary-flight-restriction-drones-blatant-attempt-criminalize-filming-ice Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, ice, dhs, drones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation) <![CDATA[How Thomson Reuters Powers ICE and Palantir]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/how-thomson-reuters-powers-ice-and-palantir/ https://www.404media.co/how-thomson-reuters-powers-ice-and-palantir/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, palantir, surveillance, data brokers

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops | TechCrunch]]> https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/apple-will-hide-your-email-address-from-apps-and-websites-but-not-cops/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/apple-will-hide-your-email-address-from-apps-and-websites-but-not-cops/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, apple, privacy

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (TechCrunch) <![CDATA[Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying]]> https://www.wired.com/story/using-a-vpn-may-subject-you-to-nsa-spying/ https://www.wired.com/story/using-a-vpn-may-subject-you-to-nsa-spying/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: vpn, nsa, federal government, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (WIRED) <![CDATA[This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/this-company-is-secretly-turning-your-zoom-calls-into-ai-podcasts https://www.404media.co/this-company-is-secretly-turning-your-zoom-calls-into-ai-podcasts Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: privacy

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Safety & Security w/Che Johnson-Long]]> https://convergencemag.com/podcast/safety-security-w-che-johnson-long/ https://convergencemag.com/podcast/safety-security-w-che-johnson-long/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: defense, podcast

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Convergence Magazine) <![CDATA[Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild]]> https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-can-be-hacked-with-a-new-tool-found-in-the-wild/ https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-can-be-hacked-with-a-new-tool-found-in-the-wild/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: hacking, iphone, spyware

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/government-surveillance-centralized-database-privacy/ https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/government-surveillance-centralized-database-privacy/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: data aggregation, federal government, privacy, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, legal, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Guardian) <![CDATA[Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/ https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: internet freedom, legal, privacy

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/ https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, fbi, legal, proton, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals]]> https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/ https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: federal government, hacking, iphone, phone hacking, spyware

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/ https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ads, dhs, ice, location tracking, phones, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[DHS Ordered OpenAI To Share User Data In First Known Warrant For ChatGPT Prompts]]> https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/10/20/openai-ordered-to-unmask-writer-of-prompts/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/10/20/openai-ordered-to-unmask-writer-of-prompts/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ai, ai chatbot, big tech, courts, dhs, legal

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Forbes) <![CDATA[Two women convicted of stalking ICE agent during Los Angeles immigration protests]]> https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-27/two-los-angeles-protesters-convicted-of-stalking-ice-agent https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-27/two-los-angeles-protesters-convicted-of-stalking-ice-agent Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, doxxing, ice, legal, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Los Angeles Times) <![CDATA[ICE is using the same Microsoft tech Israel uses to surveil and kill Palestinians]]> https://therealnews.com/ice-is-using-the-same-microsoft-tech-israel-uses-to-surveil-and-kill-palestinians https://therealnews.com/ice-is-using-the-same-microsoft-tech-israel-uses-to-surveil-and-kill-palestinians Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, ice, microsoft, palestine solidarity, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Real News Network) <![CDATA[The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/the-government-just-made-it-harder-to-see-what-spy-tech-it-buys/ https://www.404media.co/the-government-just-made-it-harder-to-see-what-spy-tech-it-buys/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: accountability, dhs, fbi, federal government, ice, trump

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers]]> https://www.npr.org/2026/02/23/nx-s1-5722988/dhs-lawsuit-biometrics-domestic-terrorism https://www.npr.org/2026/02/23/nx-s1-5722988/dhs-lawsuit-biometrics-domestic-terrorism Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, ice, state repression, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (NPR) <![CDATA[DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies]]> https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/ https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: biometrics, dhs, facial recognition, ice, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir]]> https://www.wired.com/story/department-homeland-security-ice-billion-dollar-agreement-palantir/ https://www.wired.com/story/department-homeland-security-ice-billion-dollar-agreement-palantir/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, palantir, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance]]> https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/ https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: defense

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/ https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, corporate surveillance/hacking, ring, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Podcast: How to Use Signal During a Protest feat. Bill Budington]]> https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/postingthroughit/episodes/PTI-Bulletin-How-to-Use-Signal-During-a-Protest-feat--Bill-Budington-e3f3up0 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/postingthroughit/episodes/PTI-Bulletin-How-to-Use-Signal-During-a-Protest-feat--Bill-Budington-e3f3up0 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: defense, pocast, signal

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Posting It Through Podcast) <![CDATA[CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’]]> https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-signs-clearview-ai-deal-to-use-face-recognition-for-tactical-targeting/ https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-signs-clearview-ai-deal-to-use-face-recognition-for-tactical-targeting/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: border, dhs, facial recognition, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/cops-are-buying-geospy-ai-that-geolocates-photos-in-seconds/ https://www.404media.co/cops-are-buying-geospy-ai-that-geolocates-photos-in-seconds/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: location tracking, photos, police, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/fbi-counterterror-extinction-rebellion/ https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/fbi-counterterror-extinction-rebellion/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: climate, door knock, fbi, nspm-7 / domestic terrorism, state repression

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“I believe this to be a significant escalation of the criminal legal system against XR and find it very troubling,” said Ron Kuby, the Extinction Rebellion attorney. “This is usually the way we find out an actual investigation is underway and is often followed by other visits and other actions.”

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“I believe this to be a significant escalation of the criminal legal system against XR and find it very troubling,” said Ron Kuby, the Extinction Rebellion attorney. “This is usually the way we find out an actual investigation is underway and is often followed by other visits and other actions.”

]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One (using fake social media accounts)]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-ice-masks-up-in-more-ways https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-ice-masks-up-in-more-ways Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, ice, palestine solidarity, social media, state repression, warrantless surveillance

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By labeling this a “middle ground” between monitoring and full-blown undercover work, the DHS allows agents to infiltrate private digital spaces without the rigorous internal approvals and legal checks required for a formal undercover “sting.”

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By labeling this a “middle ground” between monitoring and full-blown undercover work, the DHS allows agents to infiltrate private digital spaces without the rigorous internal approvals and legal checks required for a formal undercover “sting.”

]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/minneapolis-federal-agents-phone-surveillance-alex-pretti/ https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/minneapolis-federal-agents-phone-surveillance-alex-pretti/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: biometrics, ice, phone hacking, phones, state repression, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash]]> https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: doorbell cameras, flock, ring, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Verge) <![CDATA[Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/02/10/google-ice-subpoena-student-journalist/ https://theintercept.com/2026/02/10/google-ice-subpoena-student-journalist/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, courts, google, journalists, legal, subpoena, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[ICE Taps into School Security Cameras to Aid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, 74 Investigation Finds]]> https://www.the74million.org/article/ice-taps-into-school-security-cameras-to-aid-trumps-immigration-crackdown-74-investigation-shows/ https://www.the74million.org/article/ice-taps-into-school-security-cameras-to-aid-trumps-immigration-crackdown-74-investigation-shows/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, immigration, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The 74) <![CDATA[With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/ https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, doorbell cameras, ring, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[“Uptick in Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/02/09/ice-minneapolis-legal-observers-abduction/ https://theintercept.com/2026/02/09/ice-minneapolis-legal-observers-abduction/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: activist arrests, dhs, ice, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired]]> https://www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/libs-tiktok-doxxing-teachers-and-nurses-who-support-alex-pretti-or-oppose-ice-trying https://www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/libs-tiktok-doxxing-teachers-and-nurses-who-support-alex-pretti-or-oppose-ice-trying Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: doxxing, ice, right-wing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Media Matters) <![CDATA[Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-security-spies-on-reddit https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-security-spies-on-reddit Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, social media, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/ https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: encryption, fbi, federal government, iphone, phone hacking

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Lockdown Mode on iOS does a good job of making it more difficult for the cops to use forensic devices to break into your phone. That said, this article overstates the protections a little bit. Just because the FBI didn't keep trying to get access doesn't mean they don't have ways around Lockdown Mode.

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Lockdown Mode on iOS does a good job of making it more difficult for the cops to use forensic devices to break into your phone. That said, this article overstates the protections a little bit. Just because the FBI didn't keep trying to get access doesn't mean they don't have ways around Lockdown Mode.

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“It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys. “That’s why these kinds of subpoenas and other actions — the visits — are so pernicious. You don’t have to lock somebody up to make them reticent to make their voice heard. It really doesn’t take much, because the power of the federal government is so overwhelming.”

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“It doesn’t take that much to make people look over their shoulder, to think twice before they speak again,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, one of the ACLU attorneys. “That’s why these kinds of subpoenas and other actions — the visits — are so pernicious. You don’t have to lock somebody up to make them reticent to make their voice heard. It really doesn’t take much, because the power of the federal government is so overwhelming.”

]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Washington Post) <![CDATA[DHS AI Surveillance Arsenal Grows as Agency Defies Courts]]> https://www.techpolicy.press/dhs-ai-surveillance-arsenal-grows-as-agency-defies-courts/ https://www.techpolicy.press/dhs-ai-surveillance-arsenal-grows-as-agency-defies-courts/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, ice, immigration, license plate readers, location tracking, phones, state repression, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Tech Policy Press) <![CDATA[StopICE Hacked: Names And Locations of Over 100k Users Were Sent to the FBI, ICE and HSI]]> https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hacked-names-locations-over-100k-users-were-sent-fbi-ice-hsi-1775307 https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hacked-names-locations-over-100k-users-were-sent-fbi-ice-hsi-1775307 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, doxxing, fbi, hacking, ice, immigration

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are]]> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: facial recognition, ice, location tracking, state repression, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (New York Times) <![CDATA[The Stop Cop City RICO Collapse and the Trap of Conspiracy Prosecutions]]> https://indefenseofmovements.substack.com/p/the-stop-cop-city-rico-collapse-and https://indefenseofmovements.substack.com/p/the-stop-cop-city-rico-collapse-and Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, legal, state repression, wins

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (In Defense Of Movements) <![CDATA[Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/01/30/washington-post-hannah-natanson-fbi-biometrics-unlock-phone/ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/30/washington-post-hannah-natanson-fbi-biometrics-unlock-phone/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: biometrics, courts, fbi, legal, phones, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Criminalizing Dissent in the Wake of Renee Nicole Good’s Death]]> https://indefenseofmovements.substack.com/p/criminalizing-dissent-in-the-wake https://indefenseofmovements.substack.com/p/criminalizing-dissent-in-the-wake Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, dhs, fbi, ice, legal, privacy, social media, state repression, trump, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (In Defense Of Movements) <![CDATA[Numerous journalists targeted in attack via Signal Messenger]]> https://netzpolitik.org/2026/phishing-attack-numerous-journalists-targeted-in-attack-via-signal-messenger/ https://netzpolitik.org/2026/phishing-attack-numerous-journalists-targeted-in-attack-via-signal-messenger/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: hacking, phishing, signal

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Netzpolitik.org) <![CDATA[DHS Is Expanding Domestic Surveillance While Targeting Efforts to Document and Dissent]]> https://www.freepress.net/blog/dhs-ice-cbp-expanding-domestic-surveillance-targeting-efforts-document https://www.freepress.net/blog/dhs-ice-cbp-expanding-domestic-surveillance-targeting-efforts-document Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, cop watch, dhs, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Free Press) <![CDATA[Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown]]> https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/heres-the-tech-powering-ices-deportation-crackdown/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/heres-the-tech-powering-ices-deportation-crackdown/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, ice, location tracking, social media, spyware, stingrays, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (TechCrunch) <![CDATA[The FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says]]> https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fbi-investigating-minnesota-signal-minneapolis-group-ice-patel-kash-rcna256041 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fbi-investigating-minnesota-signal-minneapolis-group-ice-patel-kash-rcna256041 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, federal government, infiltration, signal, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (NBC News) <![CDATA[The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists]]> https://www.cato.org/blog/dhs-policy-threatening-arresting-ice-observers-violates-their-rights https://www.cato.org/blog/dhs-policy-threatening-arresting-ice-observers-violates-their-rights Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, dhs, federal government, legal, state repression, trump

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Cato Institute) <![CDATA[The Trump Administration wants your DNA and social media]]> https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5713/trump-administration-wants-your-dna-and-social-media https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5713/trump-administration-wants-your-dna-and-social-media Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: border, flight, immigration, privacy, surveillance, travel

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Privacy International) <![CDATA[ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making-list-of-anyone-who-films https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making-list-of-anyone-who-films Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: facial recognition, federal government, ice, state repression, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/01/21/fbi-washington-post-perez-lugones-natansan-classified/ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/21/fbi-washington-post-perez-lugones-natansan-classified/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: corporate surveillance/hacking, fbi, surveillance, whistleblowers

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims]]> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/ice-warrant-whistleblower.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/ice-warrant-whistleblower.html Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, courts, ice, immigration, legal

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (New York Times) <![CDATA[Leaked Doc: Homeland Security's Domestic Terror Obsession]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-doc-homeland-securitys-domestic https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-doc-homeland-securitys-domestic Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, dhs, federal government, ice, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/feds-create-drone-no-fly-zone-that-would-stop-people-filming-ice/ https://www.404media.co/feds-create-drone-no-fly-zone-that-would-stop-people-filming-ice/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: counter-surveillance, ice, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[She Criticized the Mayor’s Support for Israel on Facebook. Then the Cops Showed Up at Her Door.]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/01/20/miami-beach-mayor-meiner-police-speech-israel/ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/20/miami-beach-mayor-meiner-police-speech-israel/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, police, social media, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/ https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, palantir, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota]]> https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-use-insurrection-act-against-demonstrators-in-minnesota/ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-use-insurrection-act-against-demonstrators-in-minnesota/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: federal government, military, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Truthout) <![CDATA[Federal Agents Keep Invoking Killing of Renee Good to Threaten Protesters in Minnesota]]> https://theintercept.com/2026/01/14/ice-minneapolis-protests-renee-good/ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/14/ice-minneapolis-protests-renee-good/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Personal information of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents leaked online]]> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-personal-information-leak-doxxed-b2899973.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-personal-information-leak-doxxed-b2899973.html Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, immigration

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Independent) <![CDATA[Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers]]> https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protest-arrests-detention-ice-8993bfd5d54b870521ec5b44fc42cd71 https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protest-arrests-detention-ice-8993bfd5d54b870521ec5b44fc42cd71 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Associated press) <![CDATA[Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/police-unmask-millions-of-surveillance-targets-because-of-flock-redaction-error/ https://www.404media.co/police-unmask-millions-of-surveillance-targets-because-of-flock-redaction-error/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, license plate readers, police, privacy, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists]]> https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/ice-using-private-data-to-intimidate-observers-and-activists-advocates-say https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/ice-using-private-data-to-intimidate-observers-and-activists-advocates-say Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, license plate readers, privacy, protest, state repression, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Minnesota Public Radio) <![CDATA[How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, hacking, ice, immigration, privacy, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/ https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, phones, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/ice-going-surveillance-shopping-spree https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/ice-going-surveillance-shopping-spree Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ai, facial recognition, hacking, ice, immigration, license plate readers, location tracking, palantir, social media, spyware, stingrays, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites]]> https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mission-blacknest-doxxing-israel-potestors-united-states https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mission-blacknest-doxxing-israel-potestors-united-states Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tags: doxxing, palestine solidarity, right-wing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Drop Site News) <![CDATA[Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/ https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, hacking, license plate readers, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/12/16/fbi-informant-turtle-island-terror-plot/ https://theintercept.com/2025/12/16/fbi-informant-turtle-island-terror-plot/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, informants

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/man-charged-for-wiping-phone-before-cbp-could-search-it/ https://www.404media.co/man-charged-for-wiping-phone-before-cbp-could-search-it/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: legal, phones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Signal Contingency Plan (Delta Chat with Fanny and Mary)]]> https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/12/07/signal-contingency-plan-delta-chat-with-fanny-and-mary/ https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/12/07/signal-contingency-plan-delta-chat-with-fanny-and-mary/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: defense, encryption, signal

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Final Straw Radio) <![CDATA[DHS Withdraws Subpoena Seeking to Unmask Instagram Users Who Posted About ICE Raids]]> https://www.aclunorcal.org/press-releases/dhs-withdraws-subpoena-seeking-unmask-instagram-users-who-posted-about-ice-raids/ https://www.aclunorcal.org/press-releases/dhs-withdraws-subpoena-seeking-unmask-instagram-users-who-posted-about-ice-raids/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, courts, legal, social media, state repression, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (ACLU of Northern California) <![CDATA[The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/11/23/prairieland-ice-antifa-zines-criminalize-protest-journalism/ https://theintercept.com/2025/11/23/prairieland-ice-antifa-zines-criminalize-protest-journalism/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, legal, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants]]> https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ice-wants-go-after-dissenters-well-immigrants https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ice-wants-go-after-dissenters-well-immigrants Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, ice, state repression, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/fbi-signal-group-chat-immigration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/fbi-signal-group-chat-immigration Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, ice, immigration, infiltration, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Guardian) <![CDATA[The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fbi-ai-surveillance-drones-facial-recognition/ https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/fbi-ai-surveillance-drones-facial-recognition/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: drones, facial recognition, fbi, federal government, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns]]> https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, ice, license plate readers, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, license plate readers, police

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/ https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, flock, legal, license plate readers, police, privacy

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrant communities]]> https://prismreports.org/2025/11/06/ice-cbp-israeli-spyware-immigrants/ https://prismreports.org/2025/11/06/ice-cbp-israeli-spyware-immigrants/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, legal, spyware

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-launches-face-scanning-app-for-local-cops-to-do-immigration-enforcement/ https://www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-launches-face-scanning-app-for-local-cops-to-do-immigration-enforcement/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, facial recognition, ice, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/you-cant-refuse-to-be-scanned-by-ices-facial-recognition-app-dhs-document-says/ https://www.404media.co/you-cant-refuse-to-be-scanned-by-ices-facial-recognition-app-dhs-document-says/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, facial recognition, ice, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/ https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: phone hacking, phones, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[ICE is building a social media panopticon]]> https://www.theverge.com/policy/806425/ice-social-media-surveillance-free-speech-assault https://www.theverge.com/policy/806425/ice-social-media-surveillance-free-speech-assault Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, ice, social media, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Verge) <![CDATA[Practical Defenses Against Technofascism]]> https://micahflee.com/practical-defenses-against-technofascism/ https://micahflee.com/practical-defenses-against-technofascism/ Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: defense, phones, spyware

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Micah Lee) <![CDATA[FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-agents-visit-anti-ice-protester https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-agents-visit-anti-ice-protester Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, protest, state repression, surveillance

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Shows us how the witch hunt for "antifa" is beginning to look. Particularly interesting that this person knew no one at the protest, but the agents claimed that "your name came up." Which means he was surveilled in some other way.

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[ICE Just Bought A Social Media Surveillance Bot]]> https://www.levernews.com/ice-just-bought-a-social-media-surveillance-botice-just-bought-a-social-media-surveillance-bot/ https://www.levernews.com/ice-just-bought-a-social-media-surveillance-botice-just-bought-a-social-media-surveillance-bot/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: police, social media, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[How ICE Spies On WhatsApp]]> https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/10/21/ice-spies-on-whatsapp/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/10/21/ice-spies-on-whatsapp/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, phones, social media, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Forbes) <![CDATA[“Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/10/17/antifa-ice-protesters-terrorism-texas-prairieland/ https://theintercept.com/2025/10/17/antifa-ice-protesters-terrorism-texas-prairieland/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, ice, legal, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock]]> https://www.theverge.com/news/801856/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video https://www.theverge.com/news/801856/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, flock, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Verge) <![CDATA[ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/17/ice-surveillance-immigrants-antifa/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/17/ice-surveillance-immigrants-antifa/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, location tracking, phone hacking, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Washington Post) <![CDATA[ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/ https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, license plate readers, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Inside the War on Antifa]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the-war-on-antifa https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the-war-on-antifa Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, state repression, surveillance, trump

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Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

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Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You]]> https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/firstwap-altamides-phone-tracking-surveillance-secrets-assad-erik-prince-jared-leto-anne-wojcicki/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/firstwap-altamides-phone-tracking-surveillance-secrets-assad-erik-prince-jared-leto-anne-wojcicki/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: location tracking, phones, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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See all publications related to this multi-newsroom reporting effort and the technical explanation of how this occurs.

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flock-safety-and-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-missing-person-it https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flock-safety-and-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-missing-person-it Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: abortion access, flock, license plate readers, police, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[ICE purchased vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones]]> https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, phones, stingrays, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (TechCrunch) <![CDATA[ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/ https://www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, location tracking, phones, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[ICE Doesn't Want You To Know Why They Bought a Phone Cracking System]]> https://reason.com/2025/09/29/ice-doesnt-want-you-to-know-why-they-bought-a-phone-cracking-system/ https://reason.com/2025/09/29/ice-doesnt-want-you-to-know-why-they-bought-a-phone-cracking-system/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, phone hacking, phones, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Reason) <![CDATA[Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”]]> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-labels-common-beliefs https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-labels-common-beliefs Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: organizations, state repression, trump

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Ken Klippenstein) <![CDATA[Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/09/16/google-facebook-subpoena-ice-students-gaza/ https://theintercept.com/2025/09/16/google-facebook-subpoena-ice-students-gaza/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, legal, palestine solidarity, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Rayhunter: What We Have Found So Far]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/rayhunter-what-we-have-found-so-far https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/rayhunter-what-we-have-found-so-far Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: counter-surveillance, defense, phones, stingrays

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[ICE To Pay Up To $10 Million For Clearview Facial Recognition To Investigate Agent Assaults]]> https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/09/08/ice-to-pay-10-million-for-clearview-facial-recognition-to-investigate-agent-assaults/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/09/08/ice-to-pay-10-million-for-clearview-facial-recognition-to-investigate-agent-assaults/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: facial recognition, ice

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Forbes) <![CDATA[EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-statement-ice-use-paragon-solutions-malware https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-statement-ice-use-paragon-solutions-malware Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, phones, spyware, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[Newly Revealed FBI Document Confirms Collaboration Between DC Police and Discredited Far-Right Group Project Veritas]]> https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/newly-revealed-fbi-document-confirms-collaboration-between-dc-police-and-discredited-far-right-group-project-veritas/ https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/newly-revealed-fbi-document-confirms-collaboration-between-dc-police-and-discredited-far-right-group-project-veritas/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, infiltration, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[LAPD Eyes ‘GeoSpy’, an AI Tool That Can Geolocate Photos in Seconds]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/lapd-eyes-geospy-an-ai-tool-that-can-geolocate-photos-in-seconds/ https://www.404media.co/lapd-eyes-geospy-an-ai-tool-that-can-geolocate-photos-in-seconds/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: location tracking, police, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/feds-used-local-cops-password-to-do-immigration-surveillance-with-flock-cameras/ https://www.404media.co/feds-used-local-cops-password-to-do-immigration-surveillance-with-flock-cameras/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: flock, ice, license plate readers, location tracking, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Canary Mission: How US uses a ‘hate group’ to target Palestine advocates]]> https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/7/11/canary-mission-how-us-uses-a-hate-group-to-target-palestine-advocates https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/7/11/canary-mission-how-us-uses-a-hate-group-to-target-palestine-advocates Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: doxxing, palestine solidarity, right-wing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Al Jazeera) <![CDATA[Investigator Testifies ICE Used Doxxing Site to Find Deportation Targets]]> https://www.visaverge.com/immigration/investigator-testifies-ice-used-doxxing-site-to-find-deportation-targets/ https://www.visaverge.com/immigration/investigator-testifies-ice-used-doxxing-site-to-find-deportation-targets/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, israel, palestine solidarity, doxxing, immigration

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (VisaVerge) <![CDATA[Columbia University admissions applications stolen by right-wing hacker]]> https://www.theverge.com/analysis/703232/columbia-hack-admissions-data-mamdani https://www.theverge.com/analysis/703232/columbia-hack-admissions-data-mamdani Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: hacking, right-wing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Verge) <![CDATA[DHS investigated over 5,000 student protesters listed on doxxing website: Official]]> https://abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-investigated-5000-student-protesters-listed-doxxing-website/story?id=123619284 https://abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-investigated-5000-student-protesters-listed-doxxing-website/story?id=123619284 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: dhs, doxxing, palestine solidarity, right-wing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (ABC News) <![CDATA[Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/apple-gave-governments-data-on-thousands-of-push-notifications/ https://www.404media.co/apple-gave-governments-data-on-thousands-of-push-notifications/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, iphone, phones, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Airlines Are Collecting Your Data And Selling It To ICE]]> https://truthout.org/articles/airlines-collect-passenger-data-and-sell-it-to-ice-other-federal-agencies/ https://truthout.org/articles/airlines-collect-passenger-data-and-sell-it-to-ice-other-federal-agencies/ Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, privacy, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Truthout) <![CDATA[Activists say southeast Michigan police raids are targeting pro-Palestinian protesters]]> https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/04/23/police-raids-target-pro-palestinian-protesters/83230514007/ https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/04/23/police-raids-target-pro-palestinian-protesters/83230514007/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, palestine solidarity, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[FBI raids homes of protesters in southeast Michigan]]> https://san.com/cc/fbi-raids-homes-of-protesters-in-southeast-michigan/ https://san.com/cc/fbi-raids-homes-of-protesters-in-southeast-michigan/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: signal, fbi, phones, device confiscation, raid, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Straight Arrow) <![CDATA[Report of ICE disabling WiFi when knocking on someone's door so their security camera would be disabled]]> https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courage-to-be-decent https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courage-to-be-decent Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show]]> https://www.wired.com/story/police-records-car-subscription-features-surveillance/ https://www.wired.com/story/police-records-car-subscription-features-surveillance/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-blanket-search-of-cell-tower-data-unconstitutional/ https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-blanket-search-of-cell-tower-data-unconstitutional/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: courts, phones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Inside a Powerful Database ICE Uses to Identify and Deport People]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/inside-a-powerful-database-ice-uses-to-identify-and-deport-people/ https://www.404media.co/inside-a-powerful-database-ice-uses-to-identify-and-deport-people/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, palantir, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Canada using Israeli spyware (Paragon's Graphite)]]> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/19/ontario-police-force-israeli-spyware https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/19/ontario-police-force-israeli-spyware Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: outside the us, police, spyware, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Guardian) <![CDATA[LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/03/17/lapd-surveillance-gaza-palestine-protests-dataminr/ https://theintercept.com/2025/03/17/lapd-surveillance-gaza-palestine-protests-dataminr/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: palestine solidarity, police, social media, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/the-200-sites-an-ice-surveillance-contractor-is-monitoring/ https://www.404media.co/the-200-sites-an-ice-surveillance-contractor-is-monitoring/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, social media, surveillance

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Here is a direct link to the spreadsheet with all 200+ sites listed.

]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Elon Musk doxxing the organizer behind Tesla Takedown]]> https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/1898803819535819146 https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/1898803819535819146 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, doxxing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[US to revoke student visas over ‘pro-Hamas’ social media posts flagged by AI – report]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/foreign-student-visas-pro-palestinian-ai https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/foreign-student-visas-pro-palestinian-ai Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ai, palestine solidarity, social media, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Guardian) <![CDATA[Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: counter-surveillance, defense, phones, stingrays

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[Authorities worldwide can see more than ever, with Big Tech as their eyes]]> https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-data-requests-surge https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-data-requests-surge Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: big tech, government data requests

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Cameras have appeared outside homes of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ activists. Why are they there?]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/cameras-cop-city-activist-homes-atlanta https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/cameras-cop-city-activist-homes-atlanta Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: police, state repression, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Guardian) <![CDATA[ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/02/11/ice-immigration-social-media-surveillance/ https://theintercept.com/2025/02/11/ice-immigration-social-media-surveillance/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ice, social media, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[FBI’s Warrantless Search Ruled Unconstitutional in a Blow to Government Spying]]> https://theintercept.com/2025/01/27/fbi-government-spying-surveillance-702-fisa/ https://theintercept.com/2025/01/27/fbi-government-spying-surveillance-702-fisa/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tags: fbi, government data requests, nsa

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Intercept) <![CDATA[Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/location-data-firm-offers-to-help-cops-track-targets-via-doctor-visits/ https://www.404media.co/location-data-firm-offers-to-help-cops-track-targets-via-doctor-visits/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: abortion access, fog data science, location tracking, phones, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say]]> https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-lobbyist-investigated-over-hack-and-leak-environmentalist-emails-sources-2024-11-27/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-lobbyist-investigated-over-hack-and-leak-environmentalist-emails-sources-2024-11-27/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: climate, corporate surveillance/hacking

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany]]> https://www.wired.com/story/phone-data-us-soldiers-spies-nuclear-germany/ https://www.wired.com/story/phone-data-us-soldiers-spies-nuclear-germany/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: data brokers, location tracking, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics]]> https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.404media.co/inside-the-u-s-government-bought-tool-that-can-track-phones-at-abortion-clinics/ https://www.404media.co/inside-the-u-s-government-bought-tool-that-can-track-phones-at-abortion-clinics/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: abortion access, location tracking, phones, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (404 Media) <![CDATA[Suppression by Surveillance: Protest Movements and the Corporate Surveillers Profiting Off Fear]]> https://theflaw.org/articles/suppression-by-surveillance/ https://theflaw.org/articles/suppression-by-surveillance/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: social media, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are “Categorically” Unconstitutional]]> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-finds-geofence-warrants-are-categorically-unconstitutional https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-finds-geofence-warrants-are-categorically-unconstitutional Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: civil liberties, courts, location tracking, phones

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)) <![CDATA[Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City’: ‘There’s this constant stalking feeling’]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: police, state repression, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (The Guardian) <![CDATA[Top Republican donors fund group doxxing pro-Palestinian college students]]> https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/13/republican-donors-fund-far-right-doxxing-palestinians.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/13/republican-donors-fund-far-right-doxxing-palestinians.html Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: doxxing, palestine solidarity, right-wing

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (CNBC) <![CDATA[Documents Reveal How DC Police Surveil Social Media Profiles and Protest Activity]]> https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/documents-reveal-how-dc-police-surveil-social-media-profiles-and-protest https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/documents-reveal-how-dc-police-surveil-social-media-profiles-and-protest Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tags: data brokers, police, social media, state repression, surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[Police seized 5 computers, 2 cell phones in raid on Kansas newspaper]]> https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/court-documents-police-seized-5-computers-2-cell-phones-in-raid-on-kansas-newspaper https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/court-documents-police-seized-5-computers-2-cell-phones-in-raid-on-kansas-newspaper Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Tags: encryption, police

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Reminder about why it is important to enable encryption on your computer and phone.

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Reminder about why it is important to enable encryption on your computer and phone.

]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Activist Checklist) <![CDATA[The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens]]> https://www.wired.com/story/odni-commercially-available-information-report/ https://www.wired.com/story/odni-commercially-available-information-report/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Tags: federal government, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Wired) <![CDATA[COINTELPRO 2.0: How the FBI Infiltrated BLM Protests After Police Murder of George Floyd]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY6dRXC6s_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY6dRXC6s_0 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Tags: blm, fbi, infiltration, state repression

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Democracy Now) <![CDATA[The secret police: After protests around George Floyd’s murder ended, a police system for watching protesters kept going]]> https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/17/1047413/secret-police-surveillance-protesters-george-floyd-operation-safety-net/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/17/1047413/secret-police-surveillance-protesters-george-floyd-operation-safety-net/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Tags: blm, fbi, police, surveillance, warrantless surveillance

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]]> contact@activistchecklist.org (Technology Review) <![CDATA[Law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches]]> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-local-police-facial-recognition https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-local-police-facial-recognition Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT Tags: ai, facial recognition, warrantless surveillance

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