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Big Tech Has Made Billions Off the 20-Year War on Terror
A team of researchers have published a new report detailing how Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Twitter have profited from the global campaign of violence.
U.S. Government Politely Asks for Volunteers To Help Process Afghan Refugees
Department of Homeland Security workers will have the opportunity to work up to 60 days supporting an "extraordinary initiative"—or not.
Biden’s DHS Secretary Says Trump Helps ‘Create a Space’ for Domestic Terrorism
“It is the most significant terrorism-related threat to our homeland right now,” Secretary of Homeland Security told VICE News in an exclusive interview.
Neo-Nazi Group The Base Is Recruiting Again, Despite FBI Takedown
The group's founder, a former Homeland Security employee who is living in Russia, has retaken a leadership position after briefly leaving the organization.
Biden Has a Plan to Stop Extremist Militias. Will It Work?
The new program is touted as a “preventative” approach.
'Cock.li' Admin Says He’s Not Surprised Russian Intelligence Uses His Site
A joint FBI-DHS-CISA report said that the SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service behind the SolarWinds hack, uses Cock.li.
Customs and Border Protection Paid $700,000 to Encrypted App Wickr
Motherboard has found procurement records detailing Wickr's first public U.S. law enforcement contract.
Documents Show Agreements Between CBP and JetBlue for Facial Recognition Boarding
The documents provide more insight into the dynamics between DHS and airlines, which are increasingly deploying biometric boarding at their gates.
The ‘SolarWinds’ Hacks Show Supply Chain Attacks Are Business as Usual
We still don't know a lot about the extent of the damage from alleged Russian government hackers' intrusions against more than 18,000 victims. But it’s clear supply chain hacks are becoming more common.
DHS Believes Our Reliance on GPS ‘Poses a Risk to National Security’
A 2013 report, newly unearthed under access to information laws, shows how GPS is vulnerable to disruption.
The DEA Abruptly Cut Off Its App Location Data Contract
The DEA cancelled its contract with Venntel, which obtains granular location data from ordinary apps and sells access to law enforcement agencies.
How an ICE Contractor Tracks Phones Around the World
New documents show how Venntel, which sells some of its location data to ICE, CBP, and the FBI, obtains the information from ordinary apps.