ICE
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app's results are a “definitive” determination of someone's immigration status.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Putting the Puzzle Together
This week, we discuss the staying power of surveillance coverage, the jigsaw of reporting, and eyestrain.
ICE
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Impact
New Legislation Would Rein In ICE’s Facial Recognition App
The proposed law would force DHS only use the app, called Mobile Fortify, at ports of entry; delete all photos of U.S. citizens taken by the app; and effectively kill the local law enforcement of the app.
Podcast
Podcast: The ICE Tool That Tracks Entire Neighborhoods
We talk all about Webloc, ICE's tool for monitoring phone locations; the continuing Grok abuse wave; and how police unwittingly revealed millions of Flock surveillance targets.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: The 'View From Nowhere'
This week, we discuss viewing terrible images online and giving out zines at a benefit show.
ICE
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
ICE
DHS Is Lying To You
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Podcast
Podcast: The People Tracking America's AI Data Centers
We talk about the organization mapping America's AI data centers; Grok's AI breakdown; and how we bought 404media.com.
ICE
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
DHS
Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
Podcast
The Shifting World of OSINT (with Craig Silverman)
Joseph talks to Craig Silverman about how open source intelligence (OSINT) has changed over the years, and his new outlet Indicator.