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The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike. n.pr/440Ovz4
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
wynkenhimself.bsky.social
I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
State-issued documents aren't just tools to allow identification; they're also tools to enforce hierarchies. In his book "The Passport in America," the historian Craig Robertson argues that the document has served both to affirm and to assign such attributes of identity as class, race and gender. That last category didn't show up on the U.S. passport until 1976, after a panel of experts convened by the State Department noted that the rise of "unisex attire and hairstyles" had made it harder to determine a person's sex. "Gender markers thus were born out of the fear that gender was becoming ungovernable," wrote the immigration attorney Lauren Des Rosiers.
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
robertscotthorton.bsky.social
At a secret gathering in May south of London, the head of MI5 asked Kash Patel, the FBI director, for help. British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools—the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that China wants to build near the Tower of London.
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
emptywheel.bsky.social
In an Adam Goldman story on how Kash Patel failed to deliver on a promise to MI5 to sustain a UK post key to 5 Eyes sharing...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
At a secret gathering in May south of London, the head of Britain’s domestic security service asked Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, for help. British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools — the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that China wants to build near the Tower of London. The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, asked Mr. Patel to protect the job of an F.B.I. agent based in London who dealt with that technology, according to several current and former U.S. officials with knowledge of the episode. Mr. Patel agreed to find funding to keep the posting, the officials said. But the job had already been slated to disappear as the White House moved to slash the F.B.I. budget. The agent moved to a different job back in the United States, saving the F.B.I. money but leaving MI5 officials incredulous.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
marc-fischer.bsky.social
After a full year of work, this book is out! Cooking in Maximum Security, compiled by Matteo Guidi, is our latest Half Letter Press book and it's beautiful. How do people in Italian prisons cook? This book will show you their recipes and tools used to make them. halfletterpress.com/cooking-in-m...
The cover of the book Cooking in Maximum Security by Matteo Guidi, with black ink on "Grout" paper. A pencil drawing by Mario Trudu shows a fantasy cooking device. From the back cover: Cooking in Maximum Security was compiled by Matteo Guidi, working with people detained in the high surveillance sections of Italian prisons, through a continuous exchange of letters between 2009 and 2013. This book explains the methods and strategies prisoners use to cook in their cells with few available resources. Making kitchen tools before one can even begin to gather ingredients is a priority in this cookbook. In addition to identifying the necessary utensils, this book also describes how to construct them. Simple objects acquire a whole new value. A broom handle becomes a rolling pin, shoelaces tie rolled bacon for curing, and the cupboard or stool becomes an oven. Even the heat from an old cathode ray tube television helps dough for pizza and bread to rise in the cold environment of a prison cell. The recipes themselves, for all kinds of classic Italian pasta dishes, sauces, meat preparations, and pastries, reveal a whole new level of skill and ingenuity when the reader learns how they are made in defiance of the discouraging experience of detention.
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
This was required as part of a Day One executive order. Took them a while to get them operationalized it seems.
Sec. 6. Federal Homeland Security Task Forces. (a) The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate action to jointly establish Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTFs) in all States nationwide. (b) The composition of each HSTF shall be subject to the direction of the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, but shall include representation from any other Federal agencies with law enforcement officers, or agencies with the ability to provide logistics, intelligence, and operational support to the HSTFs, and shall also include representation from relevant State and local law enforcement agencies. The heads of all Federal agencies shall take all appropriate action to provide support to the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that the HSTFs fulfill the objectives in subsection (c) of this section, and any other lawful purpose that fulfills the policy objectives of this order. (c) The objective of each HSTF is to end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations throughout the United States, dismantle cross-border human smuggling and trafficking networks, end the scourge of human smuggling and trafficking, with a particular focus on such offenses involving children, and ensure the use of all available law enforcement tools to faithfully execute the immigration laws of the United States. (d) The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate action to provide an operational command center to coordinate the activities of the HSTFs and provide such support as they may require, and shall also take all appropriate action to provide supervisory direction to their activities as may be required.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
colleenfrakes.bsky.social
Hahaha, yes! The training specifically calls out AI tools as a security risk and says to turn them off.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
techlore.tech
Ente just completed a CERN-sponsored security audit by Cure53 ✅ Passed with flying colors.

They also have new updates:
- OCR on mobile
- Swipe to select your photos faster, landscape gallery mode for tablets, & more
- New desktop album tools, and a map view

Learn more on their blog:
ente.io/blog/
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Explore Ente's blog for news, product updates, tips, guides, and deep dives into privacy, encrypted photo storage, open source development and self-hosting.
ente.io
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
1technodiva.bsky.social
Does your staff know what personally identifying information (PII) is?
Have they linked an AI to their inbox to help manage email?
Are they allowing access to contacts? Calendars?
Is your staff using AI transcription tools?
Do you provide training on security risks?

As the boss, what about you?
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
nursewho.bsky.social
After the election, I replaced doomscrolling with Survey Junkie to save my sanity.

Today, I got this screening question. #TARDIS #DoctorWho
Survey Junkie question. Which of the following types of online services have you personally used in the last three years. Cloud storage or file sharing service. Education or research tools Health and wellness tracking services Time machine resources, IG tardis flux capacitors. Home security or smart home services Time machine resources (eg. TARDIS, Flux Capacitors)
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
mkabir.bsky.social
AI offers China’s surveillance and security state new tools to control its citizens.
“The companies and the officials shared a common goal: a Chinese state that is ever more capable of knowing, predicting and controlling its citizens.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/w...
China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
netsecio.bsky.social
🚨 CATASTROPHIC BREACH: Chinese security firm Knownsec hacked, exposing state-sponsored cyber arsenal. Leaked files reveal RATs for all OSs, hardware attack tools, and a global target list including India, UK & SK. #ThreatIntel #China #CyberWarfare
China
A massive data breach at Chinese cybersecurity firm Knownsec has exposed a trove of state-sponsored hacking tools, malware, and global surveillance target lists, revealing large-scale data theft from multiple nations.
cyber.netsecops.io
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
alyssajsalter.bsky.social
Let’s get into the email! My reply is in the post after this. ☺️
Hi Alyssa, Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and for your continued support of the NWSL and our players. We truly value the passion and care that supporters like you bring to this community—it’s what makes our league and our sport stronger. The NWSL is deeply committed to ensuring that our league remains a place where all players, staff, and fans feel safe, respected, and included. As part of that commitment, we are working closely with leaders in the trans and LGBTQ+ community, as well as our Player’s Association to develop a thoughtful and informed framework—one that prioritizes player safety, privacy, and well-being, while recognizing the complexity of this important issue. We’re taking the time to get this right, rather than move too quickly in a way that could cause unintended harm. In the meantime, we are continuing to strengthen protections for our players, including enhanced game-day security, social media protection tools that monitor and remove toxic or threatening comments, and counseling and mental health resources available to all players. Thank you again for your message and for being part of the NWSL community. Your engagement and advocacy are vital as we continue to grow and evolve together. With appreciation, Jessica Berman Hi Alyssa, Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and for your continued support of the NWSL and our players. We truly value the passion and care that supporters like you bring to this community—it’s what makes our league and our sport stronger. The NWSL is deeply committed to ensuring that our league remains a place where all players, staff, and fans feel safe, respected, and included. As part of that commitment, we are working closely with leaders in the trans and LGBTQ+ community, as well as our Player’s Association to develop a thoughtful and informed framework—one that prioritizes player safety, privacy, and well-being, while recognizing the complexity of this important issue. We’re taking the time to get this right, rather than move too quickly in a way that could cause unintended harm. In the meantime, we are continuing to strengthen protections for our players, including enhanced game-day security, social media protection tools that monitor and remove toxic or threatening comments, and counseling and mental health resources available to all players. Thank you again for your message and for being part of the NWSL community. Your engagement and advocacy are vital as we continue to grow and evolve together. With appreciation, Jessica Berman
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
donachaidh.bsky.social
Unprofessional dipshittery
At a secret gathering in May south of London, the head of Britain’s domestic security service asked Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, for help. British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools — the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that China wants to build near the Tower of London. The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, asked Mr. Patel to protect the job of an F.B.I. agent based in London who dealt with that technology, according to several current and former U.S. officials with knowledge of the episode. Mr. Patel agreed to find funding to keep the posting, the officials said. But the job had already been slated to disappear as the White House moved to slash the F.B.I. budget. The agent moved to a different job back in the United States, saving the F.B.I. money but leaving MI5 officials incredulous.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
jennburrill.bsky.social
"Trump did not invent expanding presidential power. It was Cheney

The legal theories he pursued still hold. The surveillance tools still operational. The war authorizations haven’t expired. The emergency powers remain open-ended. The only difference ... Trump made no pretense of national security"
Cheney Worried About Trump Abusing Power. He Had Himself to Blame
Dick Cheney worried Donald Trump would abuse the power of the presidency. The former vice president is largely responsible for his ability to do so.
www.rollingstone.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
shivangkandoi.bsky.social
Market validation: Major security vendors NOW releasing AI agent-specific tools.

The 43% gap is closing. But most companies won't adopt fast enough.
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
cryptovka-news.bsky.social
DeFi vulnerabilities exposed by Balancer ($116M) & Stream Finance ($93M) hacks. 🚨 Industry is pushing for transparency & risk tools (e.g., Credora) & advocacy (EPAA). DeFi remains active & resilient, evolving towards greater security. 🔒
Cryptovka
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November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
rpg-volley.bsky.social
Among the “what’s changed” paragraph I’d also point out the effect the number of risk-reduction tools we have (hotlines/Mo-Link/the NNRRC, language around security assurances, declaratory policy, and CBMs) have in buttressing strategic stability too. We’ve come a long way and have a long way to go.
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
eva-chu.bsky.social
Always interesting what they decide they need to inspect at airport security. Not the 10 lbs of chocolate. Or even my slightly questionable work tools. But my zit popper😆

And yes this is my hello world post
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
georgeous.one
Everyone carries metal at the best of times, let alone if you've been shopping. And then workers with tools who take the train. Wheelchairs. Bikes. Trolleys.

It's beyond stupid to even consider applying airport security to the train network.
November 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
clara42.bsky.social
In npm world it’s a little tricky rn. Personally I don’t update a pkg until it’s 2-3 wks old (unless it’s a security patch). This gives community run static/dynamic analysis tools time to find and flag things. There are SBOM tools that help too

The real solution would require community change… 1/2
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
malwarebytes.com
From harmless wrappers to malware disguised as AI tools, these fake ChatGPT apps might cause security episodes too.
Attack of the clones: Fake ChatGPT apps are everywhere
App stores are overflowing with AI lookalikes--some harmless copies, others hiding adware or even spyware.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
joeuchill.bsky.social
Here's the whole paragraph. Genuinely, if you've got a way for this to make sense, let me know.
Finally, AI-Driven Attack Automation – AI integrates and automates multiple attack stages, enabling more persistent and scalable threat. Examples are Federated Learning & Decentralized Botnets, Automated Aggressive Agents (AAA)14, and Generative AI for New Attack Forms. Federated Learning & Decentralized Botnets where attackers leverage these learning mechanisms to train botnets like Mozi without centralized control, making them highly resistant to takedown efforts151617. AAAs where cyber attacks have agency. Some past examples of malware are WannaCry and NotPetya exemplify AI-powered self-propagating attacks that require minimal human intervention. More recent examples include EyeSpy18, which automates reconnaissance, payload delivery, and evasion techniques. Generative AI for New Attack Forms where GAN-based tools like attackGAN19, ISDGAN20, and MalwareGAN21 continuously probe security systems to generate novel attack techniques, effectively outpacing traditional security solutions.
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM