“Dorothea Salo [ the awesome @dsalo here en la fedi ] a cybersecurity expert and UW-Madison professor, says Dane County’s data sharing agreements add another layer of concern”

» “They can’t promise that [data won’t be used for immigration enforcement] if they’re sharing the data with anyone, unless there’s a contract with every single organization they’re sharing with” «

👉🏻 “You can’t stop that third party doing whatever the heck they want, including sharing with ICE” 👈🏻

https://isthmus.com/news/news/does-ice-have-access-to-flock-data/

“[Renée Graef's] first two drafts of her Isthmus cover showed a Minneapolis-centric vigil, and a scene depicting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pepper spraying the classic Statue of Liberty scene on Lake Mendota”

“she pivoted to a surveillance-themed idea, inspired by the growing prevalence of AI, facial recognition software, and data tracking”

» “The fear isn’t just being watched, but being unfairly influenced or harmed” «

https://isthmus.com/news/front-page/behind-the-isthmus-cover-march-2026/