Government must confront the civil rights challenges of facial recognition
Facial recognition shows us that when complex and evolving technology such as AI is deployed in the real world, as opposed to ...
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House lawmakers take another swing at border technology bill
Reps. Lou Correa and Morgan Luttrell are reintroducing legislation that would require DHS to study AI and other emerging ...
US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
The US military has significantly increased its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels over the past two weeks, with ...
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Consequences of lax privacy, security of AI in policing looms large
The rapid integration of AI into law enforcement practices has raised pressing concerns regarding privacy, civil rights, and security.
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Report: ICE Is Expanding Surveillance of Its Critics on Social Media
It cites “an increase in threats” as the reason for seeking a contractor to monitor the public’s social media activity.
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Effects of hostile Trump order have been blunted, but worries grow regionally on funds and grants
The blizzard of executive orders and other actions by the administration of president Donald Trump has alarmed and angered ...
Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
For many faith leaders and congregants across Florida — particularly in churches with large Hispanic populations — the ...
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US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE DEPORTED ANYWAY, BUT THERE IS A SYSTEM OF LAWS ... flown only about one surveillance mission a month around the U.S.-Mexico border, according to one former military official ...
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US homeland chief seeks to deputize IRS agents for immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to deputize some Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators and other Treasury Department personnel to perform ...
Russia's jamming-resistant drones are causing problems the West may not be able to answer
A series of incidents in Germany could show Russia gaining a technical edge with its jamming-resistant drones.
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Homeland Security Alert—Ongoing Critical Microsoft Outlook Attack
So, what’s the big deal, and why is the Department of Homeland Security involved now ... agency that hasn’t done so must make their systems safe within three weeks. That doesn’t let lazy ...