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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/civil-liberties-groups-call-for-inquiry-into-uk-data-protection-watchdog
Dozens of civil liberties campaigners and legal professionals are calling for an…

Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog
Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach

❌Mobile Fortify,
the new app used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use face recognition technology (FRT) to identify people during street encounters,
is an affront to the rights and dignity of migrants and U.S. citizens alike.
That's why a coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are
🔥demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
shut down the use of Mobile Fortify,
release the agency's privacy anal…

Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld Face Recognition Program
Mobile Fortify, the new app used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use face recognition technology (FRT) to identify people during street encounters, is an affront to the rights and dignity of migrants and U.S. citizens alike. That's why a coalition of privacy, civil liberties and...

Just got an email from one of my Senators, Jon Ossoff, GA with some welcomed news:
Good afternoon,
On Sunday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff demanded civil liberties protections before further funds are appropriated to ICE and announced he will oppose the measure scheduled for a vote this week.
(Full text of letter in the image alt-text)
#UsPol

I donated to ACLU today https://www.aclu.org/
"For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in thi…

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UK privacy regulator has seen ‘collapse in enforcement activity,’ rights coalition says https://therecord.media/privacy-regulator-ico-collapse

Bari Weiss gushed about the popularity of El Salvador’s president,
who describes himself as the “world’s coolest dictator,”
and how safe he’s made the Central American nation
– without noting he’s suspended basic civil liberties,
has been accused of making deals with gang leaders,
and has thrown thousands of innocent people in jail without giving them a fair trial.
Months later, on Sunday night, Weiss squashed a CBS News story on the treatment of immigran…

Bari Weiss Spiked CBS Story on CECOT After Praising Bukele
Weiss praised El Salvador’s brutal leader, Nayib Bukele, while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class action Thursday against the Trump administration,
accusing immigration agents of racially profiling members of Minnesota’s Somali and Latino community
throughout the ongoing surge of federal enforcement in the Twin Cities.
“Over the past six weeks, the Trump administration has increased its deployment of federal forces by the thousands,”
the ACLU said in a press release.
“Masked federal agents in mil…

Privacy oversight board finds FBI does not buy real-time location data https://therecord.media/pclob-finds-fbi-does-not-use-real-time-location-data

California privacy agency appoints surveillance expert to board https://therecord.media/ccpa-appoints-new-board-member

EU Parliament committee votes to advance controversial Europol data sharing proposal https://therecord.media/eu-parliament-committee-votes-europol-data-sharing-agreement