The War on Immigrants
Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”
The software was licensed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled Operation Lone Star border crackdown.
Technology
As Actors Strike for AI Protections, Netflix Lists $900,000 AI Job
Rob Delaney said, “My melodious voice? My broad shoulders and dancer’s undulating buttocks? I decide how those are used!”
Pentagon Joins Elon Musk’s War Against Plane Tracking
The U.S. military’s elite special operations command doesn’t want its planes tracked, according to a procurement document.
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers "Threat Actors"
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
The War on Immigrants
LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes
ICE uses LexisNexis to track people's cars, gather information on people, and make arrests for its deportation machine, according to a contract.
Algorithm Used in Jordanian World Bank Aid Program Stiffs the Poorest
The algorithm used for the cash relief program is broken, a Human Rights Watch report found.
Is Bluesky Billionaire-Proof?
Here are some answers about the new social media network Bluesky that you don’t need an invite to see.
What We’re Reading and Watching
Book recommendations and more from Intercept staffers.
Joe Manchin Rents Office Space to Firm Powering FBI, Pentagon Biometric Surveillance Center
Tygart Technology was founded by Manchin’s daughter in 1991, and it’s headquartered in the same building as his coal company.
Profits Skyrocket for AI Gun Detection Used in Schools — Despite Dubious Results
Amid aggressive marketing to schools, Evolv announced it had doubled its first-quarter earnings compared to last year.