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It's time for Apple to reinstate ICEBlock
The danger isn't to ICE officers. The danger is ICE officers.
The developer behind ICEBlock is suing the federal government
The developer behind the ICEBlock app is suing the Trump administration over Apple's takedown of the app.
Apple removed an app that archives videos of ICE arrests
Apple removed an app that archives videos of ICE arrests because it violated its App Store guidelines.
ICE is planning to create a surveillance team that hunts for leads on social media
A request for information from ICE details setting up social media surveillance teams in Vermont and California outposts.
Google is also removing apps used to report sightings of ICE agents
Google removed a collection of apps similar to ICEBLock from the Play Store over concerns that they endangered a vulnerable group.
Senators demand ICE cease use of facial recognition app
A handful of United States Senators have written a letter to the acting ICE Director regarding agency use of a facial recognition app.
Records reveal the scale of Homeland Security's phone location data purchases
Records show Homeland Security bought massive amounts of phone location data — including a huge burst in 2018.
Engadget Podcast: The crypto crash explained
This week, Devindra and Engadget's Mat Smith dive into the crypto crash with Manda Farough, co-host and producer of the Virtual Economy Podcast.
ICE 'now operates as a domestic surveillance agency,' think tank says
A study by the Center on Privacy and Technology found that ICE uses data brokers to avoid restrictions.
NASA's VIPER Rover will explore the moon's Nobile Crater
During a teleconference with journalists on Monday, NASA researchers revealed the decided landing and exploration site for its upcoming VIPER lunar ice survey.
NASA's first lunar rover will scour the moon's south pole for water in 2023
If we're ever going to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, we'll need water, and lots of it. NASA's VIPER lunar rover is going find it for us.
Senators push for investigation into CBP use of phone location data
Democratic lawmakers want an inspector general investigation into US Customs and Border Protection's use of location data.
Clearview AI wins an ICE contract as it prepares to defend itself in court
It's the sort of scenario privacy advocates feared when the public learned about Clearview.
Arctic communities are living in a future nobody wants
Of all the many tangible climate change impacts, none may be bigger than coastal erosion and permafrost slump.
ACLU sues Homeland Security over airport facial recognition records
There's no question that AI surveillance is on the rise, but there are a lot of questions about just how extensively law enforcement agencies, like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are using it. In an attempt to increase transparency, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing DHS -- along with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The ACLU is requesting records on the use of face surveillance at airports and borders, as well as the agencies' plans for future use.
Clearview AI leak names businesses using its facial recognition database
One of the most vehement arguments against Clearview AI's practice of scraping billions of photos from millions of public websites to build its facial recognition database was that the company's data storage and security protocols were both untested and unregulated. On Wednesday, Clearview AI claimed that its facial recognition database was hacked, giving intruders access the the company's full client list, which Buzzfeed News has acquired.
Antarctica is hotter than it's ever been
Temperatures in Antarctica have reached a record high. According to Argentinian research station thermometer, the temperature climbed to 18.3 degrees Celsius, or 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit. That beats Antarctica's previous record of 63.5 degrees, measured in March 2015, by nearly 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Federal agencies reportedly bought phone location data to track immigrants
Since at least 2017, the US federal government has been buying commercially-available cellphone location data to aid in immigration and border-related enforcement actions, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The data is the type of anonymized location information that analytics firms typically sell to digital advertisers so that they target specific consumers. In other words, it's information most people consent to sharing every time they install a new app on their phone.
NASA finds 'water ice' just below the surface of Mars
To explore the solar system beyond our planet, one important factor is the ability to locate water which can be used for drinking and for creating rocket fuel. To assist in the hunt for water on neighboring Mars, NASA has released a "treasure map" of potential ice locations on the red planet.
Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
Scientists (and sci-fi fans) have been talking about suspended animation for years. The idea that the functions of the human body can somehow be put on "pause" while life-saving medical procedures are performed (or a person is sent into space, a la Alien) has long seemed untenable -- until now. According to New Scientist, doctors have successfully placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, in a trial that could have an enormous influence on the future of emergency room surgery.

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