Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:03:20 +0000
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:34:26 +0000
Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government systems.
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Credit to Author: Dalila Sarabia| Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Despite 83,000 public cameras, crime in Mexico City remains high—and widespread surveillance raises myriad ethical issues.
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Credit to Author: Craig Silverman| Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem.
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Credit to Author: Ali Winston| Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:51:01 +0000
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Caroline Haskins| Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:23 +0000
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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Credit to Author: Ali Winston| Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0000
As the Trump administration ramps up its targeting of left-leaning people and groups, the prosecution and harsh sentencing of Casey Goonan may provide a glimpse of things to come.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Peggy Lowe| Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.
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Credit to Author: Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000
This week on Uncanny Valley, we break down how one of the most common card shufflers could be altered to cheat, and why that matters—even for those who don’t frequent the poker table.
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