Category: Surveillance State
Sounds like she was targeted
Lied again
I know we’re all burned out
But we should probably pay attention to this stuff:
There will be no coverup
Big Brother
“New: We’ve obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant “This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-…
Coming attractions
ICE is collecting our faces
No, really. Unfortunately, details are paywalled.
All your data are belong to us
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.https://embed-player.newsoveraudio.com/v4?key=pp03n4&id=https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-share-tax-records-ice-dhs-deportations&bgColor=2B3136&color=04AEE0&playColor=04AEE0&progressBgColor=E0E0E2&progressBorderColor=2B3136&titleColor=E0E0E2&timeColor=E0E0E2&speedColor=E0E0E2&noaLinkColor=E0E0E2&noaLinkHighlightColor=04AEE0&feedbackButton=true
The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data.
ProPublica has obtained a blueprint of the system, which would create an “on demand” process allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain the home addresses of people it’s seeking to deport.
Last month, in a previously undisclosed dispute, the acting general counsel at the IRS, Andrew De Mello, refused to turn over the addresses of 7.3 million taxpayers sought by ICE. In an email obtained by ProPublica, De Mello said he had identified multiple legal “deficiencies” in the agency’s request.
Two days later, on June 27, De Mello was forced out of his job, people familiar with the dispute said. The addresses have not yet been released to ICE. De Mello did not respond to requests for comment, and the administration did not address questions sent by ProPublica about his departure.
The Department of Government Efficiency began pushing the IRS to provide taxpayer data to immigration agents soon after President Donald Trump took office. The tax agency’s acting general counsel refused and was replaced by De Mello, who Trump administration officials viewed as more willing to carry out the president’s agenda. Soon after, the Department of Homeland Security, ICE’s parent agency, and the IRS negotiated a “memorandum of understanding” that included specific legal guardrails to safeguard taxpayers’ private information.
In his email, De Mello said ICE’s request for millions of records did not meet those requirements, which include having a written assurance that each taxpayer whose address is being sought was under active criminal investigation.