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- technology@lemmy.world
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- technology@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/60430626
The Department of Homeland Security is pushing Silicon Valley to strip anonymity from Americans who track or criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency has fired off hundreds of subpoenas demanding names, email addresses, and phone numbers tied to anti-ICE social media accounts, the New York Times reported Friday.
Unlike traditional warrants, administrative subpoenas do not require approval from a judge before they are issued. Instead of seeking court authorization first, DHS can sign and send the demands directly to tech companies—a power civil liberties advocates say is now being deployed far more aggressively.
Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord received subpoenas targeting anonymous accounts that posted about ICE activity, the Times reported.
Archive report: https://archive.is/QW78b#selection-723.0-731.17
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Thank fuck for decentralized tech amiright? I’ve spent the past 5 years decoupling myself entirely from the top 5 tech companies, as of last month none of my devices communicate with them. My only regret is a didn’t do it sooner
They’re making up lists. Act accordingly
Fascist hellhole
OPSEC is a survival skill in the 21st century
Well isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black…
Freedumbers too stupid to know this is what the first amendment is supposed to protect against.
