#civil liberties

A report based on internal documents says US intelligence and law enforcement bodies are expanding attention to a new category described as anti-tech extremism.

Procurement records reviewed by 404 Media indicate the FBI wants nationwide access to automated license plate reader systems, a move that could significantly expand federal vehicle-tracking capacity and intensify privacy

Four protesters are suing to stop DHS and the FBI from collecting and storing DNA from Americans arrested while peacefully protesting ICE activity, arguing the practice violates constitutional protections.

A federal restriction that extended drone no-fly zones to unmarked, moving Department of Homeland Security vehicles has been rescinded after objections from a Minneapolis drone pilot and concerns about press freedom and,

The FAA has rescinded a temporary flight restriction that threatened civil and criminal penalties for drones near certain Homeland Security mobile assets, replacing it with a softer warning after a journalist challenged

The Anthropic-Pentagon standoff has exposed a legal gray area: whether the U.S. military can use AI to analyze bulk commercial data on American citizens.

A 26-year-old software engineer was handcuffed and held for nearly 10 hours after UK police facial recognition technology confused him with a burglary suspect in a city he had never visited. The case reignites urgent questions about racial bias in automated surveillance systems deployed across Britain.