@freezenet's unfortunately titled article buries the lede painfully.

The headline should be: #Fact #Checking #CBC: Not 2, At Least 6 Attempts at #LawfulAccess

Freezenet: No CBC, this is Not Even Close to the 2nd Attempt at Lawful Access - https://www.freezenet.ca/no-cbc-this-is-not-even-close-to-the-2nd-attempt-at-lawful-access/

Bad #editor, no biscuit.

#news #journalism #CdnPoli #Canada #WarrantlessSurveillance #Warrantless #politique

#Marine Detained in #Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant

By Austin Campbell, February 12, 2026

"At first, #StevenSaari said, federal #immigration agents seemed to think he was one of them.

"Saari, a Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, went to the scene of #AlexPretti’s killing in #Minneapolis less than an hour after federal agents fired the fatal shots. He was wearing his Marine camouflage and carrying a lawfully owned 9mm Glock handgun on his right hip, as he does every day, he told The Intercept. Agents on the scene 'thought I was undercover,' Saari said. 'They kept asking what agency I was with.'

"When Saari told them he was not with any agency, their demeanor shifted. Federal immigration agents soon aimed M4-style rifles at his head, footage reviewed by The Intercept shows, their fingers on the trigger less than a minute’s walk away from where Pretti was killed.
'More and more #BorderPatrol and ICE agents gathered around me,' Saari said. 'Then they moved in with rifles and handguns drawn.'

"The encounter raises questions about how federal agents assessed threats, used force, and made arrest decisions in the immediate aftermath of Pretti’s killing. In Saari’s case, he and his attorney told The Intercept, federal agents took scans and samples of his biometric data and made a copy of his phone — without obtaining a warrant."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/minneapolis-federal-agents-phone-surveillance-alex-pretti/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/3Ywwm

#USPol #Authoritarianism #WarrantlessSurveillance #Fascism #SecretPolice #WarrentlessSearch #ICEOut #DefundICE #DefundCBD #DefundDHS #BorderPatrol #MurderPatrol #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’

by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026

Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'

"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.

"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.

"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."

Full article:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/senator-who-has-repeatedly-warned-about-secret-u-s-government-surveillance-sounds-new-alarm-over-cia-activities/

#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance

#infosec #ICE #warrantlesssurveillance

ICE's Surveillance Capabilities Expand under Trump Regime

https://san.com/cc/ices-surveillance-capabilities-expand-under-trump/?s=09

FedEx trucks are deploying license plate reading cameras and feeding the data right to the cops. These cameras are powered by Flock's ALPR technology.

https://youtu.be/bIUQApnhENU?si=h4CbqwkhCp24xdp

#flock #alpr #fedex #warrantlessSurveillance #privacy

Missing context in this 404 Media report: the property in question is in a pricey area with media sales price of homes around $475K (2X state average), nearly 16% increase over last year. Property elevation appears to drain toward Long Lake which is 1-2K feet south of the property and shared with public recreation and nature sanctuary areas.

Key problem: no warrant — but property inspection should have been expected given location.

https://mstdn.social/@josephcox@infosec.exchange/111262922588646977

#WarrantlessSurveillance