New from 404 Media: emails we obtained show the casual surveillance alliance between ICE and local cops. One cop performed Flock ALPR lookups for HSI; later, same cop asked HSI to search DHS's license plate database. This is casually done over email, no legal process
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Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
New from 404 Media: Customs and Border Protection confirms it is flying Predator drones above the LA protests. The agency explicitly says this is in support of ICE. Comes after we reviewed flight data/air traffic control audio which showed DHS Predator drones over LA
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CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE
The confirmation follows 404 Media's reporting using flight data and air traffic control (ATC) audio that showed the agency was flying Predator dro...
New from 404 Media: Wikipedia has paused its experimental AI-generated summaries at the top of articles after an overwhelmingly negative reaction from the Wikipedia editors community. "Just because Google has rolled out its AI summaries doesn't mean we need to"
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Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
β€œThis would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedi...
Heads-up: our next FOIA Forum, a livestream event where 404 Media teaches you how to pry records from the government, will be Weds 18th June, 1PM ET (that's one week from now!). We'll show you how we got docs about AI personas for cops that pose as college protesters
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Our New FOIA Forum! 6/18, 1PM ET
Come learn how we got records all about an AI company working with cops.