Category «Civil Liberties»

Using Signal groups for activism

Micah Lee: “Things are heating up. Millions of people are taking to the streets against Trump’s rising authoritarianism. Communities around the US are organizing to defend against ICE raids, to protest Israeli genocide, for mutual aid, and for other forms of fighting fascism. Signal can help people safely organize in all of these contexts. Signal …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

What to Do When You See ICE in Your Neighborhood

The Intercept – How can you deter the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps… Out running errands and see a cluster of weirdos kitted out for war, milling about like they’re stuck in a Call of Duty matchmaking lobby? Grab some pics and vids to raise …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used

Ars Technica: AI police tool is designed to avoid accountability, watchdog says. On Thursday, a digital rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, published an expansive investigation into AI-generated police reports that the group alleged are, by design, nearly impossible to audit and could make it easier for cops to lie under oath. Axon’s Draft One …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

First Amendment: Government Retaliation for Protected Expression

CRS Legal Sidebar – “The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” The clause applies to any government action, whether federal, state, or local. Individuals may be able to challenge violations of their free speech rights in a variety of …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids

Bellingcat: “Armed and masked men leaping out of unmarked vehicles. Latino men taken from their places of work or while waiting for the bus. Street vendors roughly tackled to the ground and forcefully held down. Since early June, the streets of Los Angeles have borne witness to frequent and aggressive immigration raids that have seen people …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Wired: “The Department of Homeland Security is urging local police to consider a wide range of protest activity as violent tactics, including mundane acts like riding a bike or livestreaming a police encounter, WIRED has learned. Threat bulletins issued during last month’s “No Kings” protests warn that the US government’s aggressive immigration raids are almost …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Internet, Legal Research, Social Media

ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets

404 Media: “Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have gained access to a massive database of health and car insurance claims and are using it to track down people they want to deport, according to internal ICE material viewed by 404 Media. The database, which contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, E-Records, Government Documents, Health Care, Transportation

The Supreme Court as Enabler of Dictatorship

American Prospect – Robert Kuttner: “Once again, the Supreme Court has issued an extreme ruling, this time upholding President Trump’s right to order mass firings of government employees, in plain violation of Congress’s authority. And once again, the Court relied on the so-called shadow docket, issuing an emergency procedure staying lower-court injunctions, allowing the justices …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

In the fight against foreign information manipulation, the US can’t afford to disarm

Atlantic Council: “As its adversaries wage an information war, the United States is retreating from the front lines. Washington has dismantled key programs for countering foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Foreign Influence Task Force. This leaves a dangerous vacuum in the US national defense posture. If left …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

LLRX June 2025 Issue – 7 Articles and 6 Columns

Changing the Game – Algorithmic Game Theory in Ransomware Negotiations – Ransomware attacks are a growing threat, inflicting significant operational, financial, and reputational damage on organizations worldwide. With attackers exploiting information asymmetry, traditional game theory negotiation strategies are inadequate in minimizing these risks. This paper by Jawad Ramal explores how Algorithmic Game Theory (AGT) can strengthen …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Courts, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing, Recommended Books

Once it was mostly a taco website. Now it’s covering L.A. ICE raids.

Washington Post via MSN – no paywall: “It all happened so quickly. On June 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended upon Los Angeles, raiding businesses and arresting more than 40 people. Once word got out on social media, protests began and L.A. Taco’s six-person news team headed out to the streets. Investigative reporter Lexis-Olivier …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media