DHS has reportedly sent out subpoenas to identify ICE critics online(www.engadget.com)
37 pointsby ggm13 hours ago6 comments
  • josefritzishere26 minutes ago
    This is very 1984. The Illegal subpoenas are just as concerning as the illegal behavior of ICE, if not more so.
  • antonvs12 hours ago
    When these “administrative subpoenas” (a fancy term for polite request) are challenged in court, ICE tends to withdraw them, because they don’t want the legal precedent that says what they’re doing is illegal and un-American.

    They should be forced to defend them, that might put a stop to this.

  • ggm13 hours ago
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta over the past few months. Homeland Security asked the companies for names, email addresses, telephone numbers and any other identifying detail for accounts that have criticized the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency or have reported the location of its agents. Google, Meta and Reddit have complied with some of the requests
    • ectospheno12 hours ago
      I think the trick now would be finding a pro ice sentiment online.
      • technion12 hours ago
        Open Facebook and scroll. Every time ICE comes up the content is exclusively positive (and no I don't feed the trolls and bring this algorithm on myself).
        • ggm11 hours ago
          It's not all bots. Some people back this push, and FB is where they hang.

          I don't think this stuff is why people will be pulled out of line at CBP, but it will inform why they are bounced, should they otherwise come to the attention of the authorities. They don't need a bloom filter over 1m entrants, they need something they can say "because" when they toss you out.

  • keernan12 hours ago
    The bigger issue than the illegal use of the subpoena power, is the purpose behind why they are gathering this personal data about Americans.
  • webdoodle12 hours ago
    They'll take the money and run as usual. If they don't then you know this IS the psyop.
    • wmf12 hours ago
      What money?
      • webdoodle12 hours ago
        For years, the Federal government was paying telephone companies for their phone records. Not the calls themselves, just the metadata. I'm sure the capital driven companies get paid for providing the data, as a service fee.