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Ubiquitous Surveillance by ICE

Schneier on Security

Report by Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology published a comprehensive report on the surprising amount of mass surveillance conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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ICE Is a Domestic Surveillance Agency

Schneier on Security

Georgetown has a new report on the highly secretive bulk surveillance activities of ICE in the US: When you think about government surveillance in the United States, you likely think of the National Security Agency or the FBI. You might even think of a powerful police agency, such as the New York Police Department.

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Ubiquitous Surveillance by ICE

Security Boulevard

Report by Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology published a comprehensive report on the surprising amount of mass surveillance conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The post Ubiquitous Surveillance by ICE appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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ICE Is a Domestic Surveillance Agency

Security Boulevard

Georgetown has a new report on the highly secretive bulk surveillance activities of ICE in the US: When you think about government surveillance in the United States, you likely think of the National Security Agency or the FBI. The post ICE Is a Domestic Surveillance Agency appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Why Vaccine Cards Are So Easily Forged

Schneier on Security

Back in 2003, at the height of our collective terrorism panic, I coined the term security theater to describe measures that look like they’re doing something but aren’t. I could build a massive surveillance apparatus and enforce the sorts of strict containment measures used in China’s zero-COVID-19 policy. But I’m not alarmed.

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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

This is exactly the policy debate we should be having­not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance. But adding that backdoor also decreases our collective security because the bad guys can eavesdrop on everyone. Barr makes the point that this is about "consumer cybersecurity," and not "nuclear launch codes."

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Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

This is exactly the policy debate we should be having -- not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance. But adding that backdoor also decreases our collective security because the bad guys can eavesdrop on everyone. That telecommunications company was GTE -- which became Verizon.