Allan
@hocoallan.bsky.social
Progressive. Cuban-American. Dad, Husband & IT Professional Once Upon A Time.
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Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras, to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance.
| Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
atlasofsurveillance.org
July 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras, to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance.
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EXCLUSIVE: I discovered evidence that an IMSI-catcher, commonly called a Stingray, was used during a July 4 protest at an ICE facility.
Using an advanced detection tool called Marlin, I scanned cellular traffic & found hundreds of anomalies indicative of surveillance san.com/cc/exclusive...
Using an advanced detection tool called Marlin, I scanned cellular traffic & found hundreds of anomalies indicative of surveillance san.com/cc/exclusive...
Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest
Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an ICE field office in Washington state.
san.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
EXCLUSIVE: I discovered evidence that an IMSI-catcher, commonly called a Stingray, was used during a July 4 protest at an ICE facility.
Using an advanced detection tool called Marlin, I scanned cellular traffic & found hundreds of anomalies indicative of surveillance san.com/cc/exclusive...
Using an advanced detection tool called Marlin, I scanned cellular traffic & found hundreds of anomalies indicative of surveillance san.com/cc/exclusive...
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Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
DOGE and the Privacy Act
raskin.house.gov
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
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"We have ceded so many of the core operations of our lives and institutions to tech, we must recognise that strong encryption isn’t the enemy of security — it *is* security." - Signal President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social for @financialtimes.com on the war on encryption
www.ft.com/content/a934...
www.ft.com/content/a934...
The war on encryption is dangerous
Government demands to access encrypted data via back doors will leave it vulnerable to hacks, breaches and theft
www.ft.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"We have ceded so many of the core operations of our lives and institutions to tech, we must recognise that strong encryption isn’t the enemy of security — it *is* security." - Signal President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social for @financialtimes.com on the war on encryption
www.ft.com/content/a934...
www.ft.com/content/a934...
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I wrote a short explainer for my Substack of the biggest (but strangely under the radar) corruption of the Trump White House: the Trump crypto coin. A conduit for secret, shameless bribery of the President. www.chrismurphyct.com/p/trumps-big...
Trump’s Biggest Corruption is Flying Under the Radar
The scale of corruption in Trump’s White House has been stunning and unprecedented.
www.chrismurphyct.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I wrote a short explainer for my Substack of the biggest (but strangely under the radar) corruption of the Trump White House: the Trump crypto coin. A conduit for secret, shameless bribery of the President. www.chrismurphyct.com/p/trumps-big...