Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults

https://misryoum.com/us/economy/online-age-verification-tools-for-child-safety-are/

Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty ImagesNew U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free...

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According to organizers & an #ACLU lawsuit, #immigration officers have also been #surveilling #activists who have been observing their activities in the #TwinCities, violating their #FirstAmendment rights. And Sigüenza, who like his friend O’Keefe is a #US #citizen, said an immigration officer who questioned him Sunday even offered him money or legal protection if he gave up the names of organizers or neighbors who are in the country illegally.

#law #Trump #DueProcess #CivilRights #MafiaState

“And here is one thing that you can bet with 100% certitude that those agencies will do with that money: Purchase #high-tech#AI-powered” systems for #surveilling, #monitoring, and #tracking the nation’s population, in the name of ferreting out non-citizens.” open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...

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#DHS Flew #PredatorDrones Over #LAProtests , Audio Shows.

The use of #Predator #drones highlights the extraordinary resources government agencies are putting behind #surveilling and responding to the #LosAngeles #protests which started after #ICE agents raided a #HomeDepot on Friday. President #Trump has since called up 4,000 members of the #NationalGuard, and on Monday ordered more than 700 active duty #Marines to the city too.
#surveillance #privacy

https://www.404media.co/dhs-flew-predator-drones-over-la-protests-audio-shows/

DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows

Air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media shows two Predator drones leaving, and heading towards, Los Angeles.

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Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi Positioning Systems

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The "Does factory reset really clear *everything* these days?" thing is one I've wondered about.

I also presume that the TV #manufacturers, who are starting to earn more #money from #surveilling users' watching habits and selling the data to the ad giants than they do from #selling the #hardware, will be putting in LTE/5G modems that aren't exposed to the user, so the sets have network connections without relying on the user to provide it.

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