>>YetAno+f4
You are not powerless.

https://0xacab.org/dCF/deCloudflare

>>WaitWa+(OP)
> Against that backdrop, ICE’s assertion that it is considering privacy expectations appears designed to reassure both policymakers and potential vendors that the agency is aware of the controversy surrounding commercial surveillance data.

We can't seriously believe that this agency has any sense of respect for privacy right? They literally are going around thinking they don't need judicial warrants. I mean nobody's going to stop them using the purchased data however they want, but don't lie and say you'll be good with the privacy and care of the data.

https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-...

>>bileka+M8
>They literally are going around thinking they don't need judicial warrants.

Noem at the Senate hearing : "Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country, and suspend their right to ..."

>>46832512

>>WaitWa+(OP)
Since there's quite a few people here working at US companies with access to lots of user data, but they may not have decision making capacity, I just thought I'll link the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, out of context and for no reason at all https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/...

If some data is shared with an external entity, it likely needs to be included in a few usual disclaimers, with at least a few meetings to clarify the exact wording and verification of the legal implications with the right dept and double check how it complies with others data protection rules, and don't forget the audit, and I think this contains a mistake so maybe let's investigate this issue first, and ...

>>WaitWa+(OP)
Why do all the discussion posts about ICE’s biometric app get taken down? Although they may invite politicing, they are very relevant to HN.

e.g [flagged] Target director's Global Entry was revoked after ICE used app to scan her face [>>46833871 ]

>>WaitWa+(OP)
If anyone else finds this stuff interesting I've off and on worked on an open source MMP to try and keep the functionality of ad tracking but move the data collection off of centralized hubs like AppsFlyer. I'd love to pick it back up if some people are interested in working together.

https://github.com/openattribution

>>jacque+hz
>>46897620

From the angle of your 2015 post, I can at least see where you're coming from. Modern adtech is much more granular and up to date than a census ever was.

And hopefully the worst case can be prevented.

>>WaitWa+(OP)
ICE will need to hit up Israel for that data.

Israeli companies are constantly working on spyware and advertising technologies.

Take a look at abominations such as the product Sherlock produced by Insanet:

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/16/insanet_spyware/

https://cyberjustice.blog/2024/01/22/sherlock-the-terrifying...

There are loads of others.

>>WaitWa+(OP)
Here is another example of ICE directly working with Israeli Spyware companies.

"What Is ICE Doing With This Israeli Spyware Firm?"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/software/what-is-ice-do...

The abuse to us normal people has to stop before we really organize and fix things.

>>entuno+3t
OS security was in the previous step:

> Intellexa also uses malicious ads on third-party platforms to fingerprint visitors and redirect those who match its target profiles to its exploit delivery servers.

-- https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/leaks-show-in...

Not blocking ads is bordering a self-destructive behaviour now.

>>somena+SU
The other side of this is, if you don't obstruct, you will eventually have to be the guy saying "I was just following orders" [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders

>>stepha+Al
Several years ago in Stockholm (2014) during a conference focus on the Internet, the Chief Technology Officer for Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign held a talk on how they revolutionary the campaign process by using targeted advertisement campaign on social networks, mostly Facebook, and how effective the technique was to reach voters during fund raising and getting their voters to vote. In their view, this was the first major use of social media during an election. The talk is still available on Youtube for those interested. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3WS9bs3Aps)

There are also articles from 2011 where political commenters noted how the Obama campaign broke new ground using targeted Facebook advertisement and outreach, and how EU politicians could learn from it. The many smaller, but in total larger donations given to Obama was contrasted with Hillary Clinton who had larger individual donations but less in total, and the commenters attributed this to the use of Facebook and finding and meeting a younger audience on those online platforms.

People thought that targeted advertisement was a good thing and politicians looked on the techniques from that election and saw the potential for power. It was mostly just those privacy advocates, free software advocates and security experts that expressed doubt and warned about the dangers.

>>somena+ko1
The Nazis started with a deportation plan [0] and building camps as well. It never starts with genocide, you slowly work up to it. The "final solution" happened once they realized the impracticablity of mass deportations.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_Plan