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Bondi Beach Attack Is Weaponized to Suppress Palestine Solidarity in Australia
The state’s response includes sweeping new powers, intensified surveillance, and a crackdown on organizing.
Texas Now Has a Drone Fleet Nearly as Large as the US Border Patrol’s
Besides border surveillance, the state has also deployed drones to surveil First Amendment-protected activities.
Palestinians in Gaza Are Watched, Tracked, and Targeted by Israeli Surveillance
Reporter Mohammed Mhawish describes the surveillance, from cameras at checkpoints to drones flying into people’s homes.
New Orleans Resists ICE Invasion Despite Surveillance and State Repression
Before ICE descended on New Orleans, GOP lawmakers made it a crime to interfere with immigration enforcement.
A Nashville Proposal Could Outsource Surveillance and Policing to a Nonprofit
Nashville may be the latest city to leverage a local nonprofit to build a public-private panopticon.
A Vast Camera System Now Feeds Information to Police on Drivers Across the US
Flock cameras have been called invasive, insecure, and unconstitutional. Can a grassroots movement beat them back?
ICE Is Collecting More Data, Aims to Outsource Judgment to Private Contractors
ICE wants to build a public-private surveillance loop that transforms everyday online activity into potential evidence.
Rights Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Use of Israeli Spyware to Target Immigrants
The suit seeks details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive surveillance tech to track immigrants and activists.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
New DHS Proposal Expands Biometric Surveillance Program to Include DNA Sex Test
Experts and civil rights advocates are denouncing Trump’s biometric power grab.