"For decades, we’ve been sold a single story about technology: It is smart, neutral, innovative and designed to improve our lives," writes. "In reality, these tools are built to serve corporate profit ...

Masks, guns and tactical gear are unmistakable hallmarks of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Less visible is an array of intrusive technologies helping ICE locate and track undocumented ...

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Federal agencies have expanded their use of domestic surveillance to carry out mass deportations and crack down on protesters. Now, online activists and hacker groups are deploying their own arsenal ...

No good reason exists to secretly photograph millions of Americans. But under the paper-thin pretense of identifying non-citizens, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a chilling new ...