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Privacy 'Incidents' at DHS on the Rise, Report Says

Some DHS components failed to show they were following protocol.

PublishedDecember 20, 2021

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19 Tech Giants Join Legal Fight Against ICE Plan to Deport Students Over Online Classes

More than a dozen of the biggest names in tech have thrown their support behind last week’s lawsuit pushing back…

Shoshana Wodinsky

PublishedJuly 14, 2020

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Bill Barr Recently Met With Australian Official Who Just Tested Positive For Covid-19

Peter Dutton, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, has tested positive for covid-19 after returning from the U.S.,…

PublishedMarch 13, 2020

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Feds Find Fourth Amendment Workaround, Buy Phone Locations From Marketing Firms

Sidestepping the need to obtain a search warrant, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been…

PublishedFebruary 7, 2020

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Congress Subpoenas 8Chan Owner to Testify About Website's Connections to White Supremacist Violence

8Chan has become an incredibly popular place for violent white supremacists to post their manifestos before a mass…

PublishedAugust 15, 2019

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Two Cops Fired Over Facebook Post Suggesting Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Assassinated

Two police officers in Gretna, Louisiana have been fired over a Facebook post that suggested Democratic Rep.…

PublishedJuly 23, 2019

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Customs and Border Protection Tells Congress It's Totally Legal to Use Face Recognition on Americans

U.S. Homeland Security officials faced a barrage of questions on Wednesday from House lawmakers frustrated—as…

PublishedJuly 10, 2019

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New Emails Reveal How the Trump Regime Creates Twitter Propaganda to Excuse the Migrant Baby Jails

On May 31, 2018, the Twitter account for Tyler Q. Houlton, former press secretary for the Department of Homeland…

PublishedJune 26, 2019

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What Your Airline Won't Tell You About Those Creepy Airport Face Scanners

Last week, a Twitter conversation between an airline passenger and JetBlue went viral after she asked about the…

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PublishedApril 23, 2019

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Journalists Start Using Drones to View Immigrant Detention Camps After Government Blocks Entry

Reporters are regularly being denied access to America’s concentration camps along the U.S.-Mexico border. And on…

PublishedJune 22, 2018

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Government Researchers Say It's Only a 'Matter of Time' Until a Commercial Airline is Hacked

Here’s a fun thing to think about as you plan your next vacation: researchers at a number of government agencies…

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PublishedJune 6, 2018

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Lawmakers Urge FCC to Act on Reports of Illegal 'Stingrays' Surveilling US Capital

In a letter on Thursday, House Democrats urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take immediate steps…

PublishedApril 5, 2018

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Homeland Security Data Breach Affects 240,000 Federal Employees, Plus Witnesses and Interviewees

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday confirmed a data breach involving the personally identifiable…

PublishedJanuary 3, 2018

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Homeland Security Thinks DJI Is Using Its Drones to Spy on America

Various members of the Trump administration, including the president himself, are famous for buying into crazy…

Adam Clark Estes

PublishedNovember 30, 2017

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FAA Proposes Worldwide Laptop Ban For Checked Bags on International Flights

The US Federal Aviation Administration wants the world’s airlines to stop letting passengers put large electronic…

PublishedOctober 20, 2017

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6/21/17

Trump's Vote 'Rigging' Claims Delayed Warning of Russian Cyberattacks, Former DHS Chief Says

At a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, former Department of Homeland Security Jeh…