Sheriff’s deputies committed crimes before man died in Vista jail, oversight board finds in unprecedented ruling
It’s the first time the watchdog panel made such findings and will refer them to the district attorney for possible charges.
"By buying facilities currently owned by private prison companies,
#ICE could help shield those detention centers from state oversight and some lawsuits tied to alleged abuse, including labor violations."
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/ice-private-detention-abuse-oversight?
ICE Is Trying to Avoid Oversight by Buying Private Prisons
The Trump administration is considering purchasing a number of private immigrant detention centers across the US. Doing so may allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to bypass state laws geared at curbing abuses in the facilities.
"She applied for a U visa, a visa that gives crime victims a pathway to residency. Last year
#ICE detained Carmen (not her real name) and deported her and her young son back to their homeland—where her abusive ex was awaiting them at the airport"
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/u-visa-t-violence-against-women-act-ice-trump-deportation-lawsuit/
She helped the authorities deport her abuser. Then they deported her back to him.
Immigrants in her situation “were given a promise that they would be protected as long as they were vulnerable.”
"A group of residents is gathering signatures for a potential November 2026 ballot initiative that would block
#datacenters in Imperial County altogether. They’re calling it the “Imperial County Data Center Prohibition Act.”
https://inewsource.org/2026/04/05/data-center-developer-imperial-county/
‘This data center will come.’ The fight over California’s largest AI development
A first-time data center developer says he's found the perfect spot to house a massive server farm in Imperial County. Neighbors disagree.
This isn’t just Signal. Even “secure” apps can leak data through the system layer. Turning off lock screen previews can reduce risk.
If message previews are enabled, iPhones may store incoming message content in internal memory, even for disappearing messages. Forensic tools can extract this data if authorities have physical access to the device.
Deleted Signal messages aren’t always gone. The FBI recovered message content from an iPhone, even after Signal was deleted, because previews were stored in Apple’s push notification database.
https://www.404media.co/fbi-extracts-suspects-deleted-signal-messages-saved-in-iphone-notification-database-2/
#privacy #encryption #digitalprivacy #cybersecurity #surveillance
FBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database
The case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization.
Advocates warn these systems blur lines between local policing and federal intelligence and may feed data into agencies like DHS. The audit aims to uncover funding, data flows, and how Californians’ information is being used.
Fusion centers pull in massive amounts of data on people’s movements, activities, and networks, often with little transparency or clear legal authority. Even lawmakers admit oversight has been minimal for decades.
California just approved the first-ever state audit of fusion centers - secretive intelligence hubs that share data across federal, state, and local agencies. Lawmakers say it’s time to understand how these systems actually operate.
https://oaklandprivacy.org/1st-state-level-audit-of-fusion-centers-greenlighted-in-california/
#surveillance #privacy #oversight
1st State Level Audit of Fusion Centers Greenlighted in California
California's audit, (which will get underway later this year) will be the first audit by a state of fusion center operations
