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"Austria’s military has already dumped Microsoft and moved to open-source services hosted in Europe, and some German regional governments have done the same. Danish schools were told to abandon Google laptops by the Danish data protection authority in 2024. The new Dutch government says digital sovereignty will be a national priority"
#DigitalSovereignty

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…

Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/europeans-are-dangerously-reliant-on-us-t…

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

“I can easily imagine a situation where the USA will demand #Greenland from Denmark and will threaten to deactivate our weapons and let #Russia attack us when we refuse. Buying American weapons is a security risk that we can not run.” -- Rasmus Jarlov. Chair, Danish parliament’s defence committee.

"Living in Europe is no protection against Donald #Trump bricking your digital life."
#DigitalSovereignty

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

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

❌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...

Football Dreams, Government Overreach, and Small Businesses Pushing Back
From Super Bowl ticket shock to Oklahoma policy changes, this post reflects on football fandom, small-business fights, and why new transparency rules around asset forfeiture matter for civil liberties and everyday people more than most realize.

Football Dreams, Government Overreach, and Small Businesses Pushing Back – Bob Mueller
Super Bowl prices, Oklahoma reforms, and a look at why asset forfeiture transparency and licensing laws matter to regular people.

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…

Home | American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.

EFF is proud to support the
“ICE Out of Our Faces Act.”
This new federal bill would ban ICE and CBP agents, and some local police working with them,
from acquiring or using biometric surveillance systems,
including face recognition technology, or information derived from such systems by another entity.
This bill would be enforceable, among other ways, by a strong private right of action.
The bill’s lead author is Senator Ed Markey.
We thank him for…

Yes to the “ICE Out of My Face Act”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on digital rights and civil liberties. For example, immigration agents are routinely scanning faces of...

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.

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