Police must obtain a warrant before using a cell-site simulator to reveal a suspect’s location, the Fourth Circuit ruled.

Documents shared exclusively with FedScoop offer insight into the initial contract awarded six years ago that acted as a critical building block in DHS’s current surveillance apparatus.

Heading to a protest? Prep your phone, Signal, and lock screen before you go. Reduce what cops can pull off a seized device and map back to your network.

Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more th...

WhatsApp is not the most private messenger, but it's already where a lot of organizing happens. Step-by-step settings to keep your messages, groups, and contacts safer.

Decoys, masking, misdirection, and honeypots are all fairly common practices in cybersecurity. We decided to start experimenting. Try Kanary for free for 14 days.

Securing your phone protects your whole community, not just you. Easy step-by-step guides for your phone, computer, Signal, browser, and accounts.

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Minneapolis, MN - On August 30, T-Mobile and AT&T disclosed that they had sent the phone records of several Twin Cities activists to IC...

New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.

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Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March.

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

Palantir created ELITE, a powerful new app for ICE to target immigrants. The feds never published a legally required privacy assessment for it.

A Flock webinar teaches police how to surveil protests, fireworks shows, parades, bike races, and more.

Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies

Since 2001, Apple has been warning its users when they may have been targeted by spyware, using email, iMessage, and banners in their accounts. But in

The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem.

Why activists might benefit from using a trusted VPN with ad-blocking and which ones we recommend (IVPN, Proton).

Securing your phone protects your whole community, not just you. Easy step-by-step guides for your phone, computer, Signal, browser, and accounts.

A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications.

Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.

Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS

ICE agents have arrested two people recently in Monterey County, according to the Solidarity Network. The latest happened on Friday, July 17 at the Monterey Regional Airport.

A Noah Kahan concertgoer and a Seattle DJ who was in Massachusetts to watch a World Cup game were arrested as they tried to board flights back home last week.

Police say agents walked away before the arrest was completed, prompting officers to remove the handcuff from the man's arm at Harry Reid Airport.

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Can CBP unlock your phone at the US border? You can refuse, with limits. How to prep before you fly, what your rights are, and when a secondary phone helps.

ICE watch digital security. Protect what's on your phone if seized: your contacts, location history, and the organizing network you're connected to.

A guide to following Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles developed in the Bay Area.