jonathanwestmoreland.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Free Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost Treat Home and Small-Office Routers Like Real Security Devices — FBI/IC3 CISA Advisory: Iranian-Affiliated Actors Targeting Internet-Connected PLCs Oakland County’s Flock Drone Pilot Points Toward the Next Surveillance Layer OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for Catastrophic Model Harms Richmond’s Flock Records Show Officials Thinking About Liability and Narrative at the Same Time Deleted Signal Messages Were Still Recoverable Through iPhone Notifications Nevada Quietly Signs Up for Fog Location Tracking We Need You: Our Privacy Cannot Afford a Clean Extension of Section 702 Wyden Statement on Revelation of Major Compliance Problems with FISA Section 702 Surveillance Section 702 Faces Renewed Pressure Despite Major Compliance Concerns California Opens a Fusion Center Audit ICE Confirms Use of Graphite Spyware Federal Personnel Agency Seeks Broad Access to Workers’ Medical Records Microsoft Says North Korean Hackers Behind Malicious npm Packages Treat Dependencies Like Infrastructure, Not Convenience (Axios Supply-Chain Compromise) Ask Vendors Where AI Is Making Decisions for Them (Microsoft Copilot Disclaimer) The Business of Military AI — Brennan Center Government “Modernization” Can Also Mean Stronger Hidden Triage Systems (Palantir-IRS Contract) Turkey Says Users Will Need National ID Numbers to Access Social Media Within 3 Months Malaysia’s Age Verification Rules for Social Media Could Be World’s Strictest Apple Continues to Roll Out Age Verification Around the World Child-Safety Rules Can Become Company-Shaped Identity Rules (OpenAI Kids Safety Coalition) OkCupid Settles After Selling 3 Million Photos to a Facial Recognition Company Facial Recognition Gone Wrong “Wild West”: AI Watchdogs Say Facial Recognition Policing Errors Are Rising “Incognito” Privacy Claims Keep Running Ahead of Reality (Perplexity Lawsuit) LinkedIn Is Scanning Browsers Far More Aggressively Than Most Users Would Expect FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center FBI FY 2027 Budget Request (Joint Mission Center) Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence (NSPM-7) ICE’s Data Power Does Not Stop With Government Databases Section 702’s Defenders Are Asking for Trust While Oversight Gets Weaker AI Cyberattacks: “The Last Two Years Have Been Insane” — RSA Conference 2026 DOJ Confirms FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Was Hacked No iPhone in Lockdown Mode Has Ever Been Hacked, Apple Says Security Alert: Hong Kong Compelled Decryption Law — U.S. Consulate Cuba Aid Convoy Members Had Phones Seized by CBP Treat Travel Devices Like Temporary Exposure Zones Voter-Registration Data May Be Moving Into the Federal Enforcement Pipeline AI Is Expanding the Afterlife of Digital Meetings (WebinarTV) Health Websites Can Become Disclosure Systems (Baystate Health Lawsuit) The Pentagon’s Press Fight Is Really About Controlling Unsanctioned Inquiry A Facial-Recognition Lead Can Take on the Weight of Certainty FedRAMP Only Helps if “Authorized” Still Means Secure A Law in Arizona Would Require Public Approval Before Mass Surveillance Expands Commercial Tracking Can Help Police Identify “Anonymous” Users Washington Puts Real Guardrails on License Plate Readers ICE Testimony in Oregon Describes Arrest Quotas and an “Elite” Targeting App Privacy, surveillance accountability, and civil liberties in Central Oregon