Emory Roane

Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium.

“The robot dogs are not armed, but each unit incorporates video cameras, night vision, and communication systems that are used to issue warnings or instructions.”

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

They should just hire 404Media as the inspector general of government surveillance tech. It would be more efficient and more accurate.

It perpetuated a racist trope because it is a racist trope because it is racist

Just masks-off racism now, I guess.

EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true tha...

Today at 10:00 PST (18:00 UK time), @eff.org is hosting a town hall on ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights to discuss ways to stay safer and how the digital rights community can help address brutality against immigrants and all those involved in holding ICE accountable. www.eff.org/event/town-h...

Inside the AI surveillance state From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute, data about you is everywhere. And with AI, companies can gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.

LISTEN: EFF’s Beryl Lipton joined @WBUR.org’s On Point to explore the AI surveillance state. From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute and more, AI helps gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.
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Informer systems are the traditional tool used by repressive regimes for domestic intelligence gathering to penetrate organizations and social circles. I view Palantir as the modern analog because it seeks a technical substitute for the same problem of capturing presence, identity, and association.

Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.

Sign up to our new newsletter, Tracker: ICE in Focus, to get invaluable @wired.com reporting on what’s happening and what’s coming next as federal agents continue to carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation. 📩

I know I’m not super engaged here but I am surprised by the apparent lack of he-shit-himself-on-tv discourse.

Turns out redacting is a process that should entail more than ctrl+f’ing “trump”

Body cameras are surveillance cameras
Body cameras are surveillance cameras
Body cameras are surveillance cameras
Body cameras are surveillance cameras
Body cameras are surveillance cameras
Body cameras are surveillance cameras

EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true

Join EFF's online town hall to discuss ways to stay safer and how the digital rights community can help address ICE and CBP's brutality against immigrants, observers, and those seeking to hold them accountable. Livestream on Thursday at 10 AM PT. eff.org/livestream-ice

ICE’s Use of AI Will Lead to Big Mistakes. Maybe That’s the Point Cybersecurity experts say that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seems to be indifferent to how their artificial intelligence tools work.

“Pointing out that AI is prone to giving ICE bad information is missing the entire point of ICE,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @RollingStone.com. “They don’t care if the information they have is good.”
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She’s always right.

Trying to understand all of the ins and outs of digital security can be overwhelming, but our team at EFF is here to help. With our security starter pack, you can take a few simple steps to improve your digital privacy. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...

How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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Abuse involving smartwatches and rings rising at ‘alarming’ rate, charity warns Abusers are using smartwatches, rings, and home technology to ‘stalk, surveil and control survivors’, the charity said

“Most of the reports the charity receives involve wearable health technology like smartwatches and rings, but she said abusers are also using smart locks, heating technology, and even fertility trackers to manipulate and control victims.”

Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.

We got Palantir's user guide for ELITE, the tool they made for ICE: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...

Si vas a asistir a una manifestación, hay una serie de conceptos que debes tener en cuenta para mantenerte -y mantener tus datos- a salvo. ssd.eff.org/es/module/a...

“what day/night will be the wildest party on your island”

EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true

Join EFF's online town hall to discuss ways to stay safer and how the digital rights community can help address ICE and CBP's brutality against immigrants, observers, and those seeking to hold them accountable. Livestream on Thursday at 10 AM PT eff.org/livestream-ice

Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

Yup.

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I really want people to check in with the organizations that have been pushing back on surveillance for 10+ years.

Just to be blunt, there are a lot of folks who realized yesterday that surveillance is bad and many are suggesting well-intentioned but misguided strategies for fighting it

talk to us

Dear Teachers, Tech can't help you solve the problems caused by tech.

(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)

Does this look like a big laser to anyone else

when little kids are being brave and trying not to let you see their feelings it’s so heartbreaking. this strong little guy is a rebuke to the whole rotten system & the ideology that drives it. we don’t reform that system. we end it so that kids like this don’t have to live like this.

Drawing by 5 year old held in concentration camp in Texas by Trump Administration. It’s a pencil drawing of 4 stick figures with frowns behind a chain link fence depicted by a dozens of vertical and horizontal lines. Written in child-like letters, it says “Let us go” and “I am 5 years old.”

Here is the child’s drawing.