The Mexican Border-Crossing App That Suddenly Disappeared
“What would stop Border Patrol agents from signing up for this also?” Continue reading The Mexican Border-Crossing App That Suddenly Disappeared
Category Archives: Immigration
The River
In a future where immigrants have been made outlaws, a man reluctantly escapes to the home he never knew in the dying Amazon. Continue reading The River
The Activist Helping Abuse Survivors Tell Their Stories Through Comics
Krittika Ghosh helps immigrant women share their perspectives and energize their communities. Continue reading The Activist Helping Abuse Survivors Tell Their Stories Through Comics
Dreamers Are Not Safe Online
After the Department of Homeland Security rescinded DACA in September, some dreamers are trying to balance digital privacy with a desire to connect with others. Continue reading Dreamers Are Not Safe Online
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator takes on additional role in Trump administration
Rob Joyce, the White House’s Cybersecurity Coordinator, is ascending through the ranks at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. CyberScoop has learned that Joyce will take on a new position starting Monday as Acting Deputy Homeland Security Adviser to the President, a position that was vacated by John Daly in recent days and Amy Pope before him in January. Joyce is a well respected intelligence professional and one of the leading cybersecurity experts in the federal government. Prior to the White House, he worked in the National Security Agency, leading the spy agency’s elite hacking unit known as Tailored Access Operations. The March appointment of Joyce as White House cybersecurity coordinator was heralded by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Joyce will continue in his role as the nation’s cybersecurity czar in addition to the new position. His current duties include coordinating, communicating with and effectively leading the individual cybersecurity efforts of each federal agency, […]
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DHS expanding surveillance of immigrants to social media
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You Are Part Extragalactic, Study Says
Supercomputer simulations of galaxy evolution estimate how much of the Milky Way was born beyond its borders. Continue reading You Are Part Extragalactic, Study Says
These Geniuses Want to Build Trump’s Border Wall With Nuclear Waste
‘Raid Alerts’ Wants to Warn Undocumented Immigrants With an App
A project that started under Obama gained new life under President Trump. Continue reading ‘Raid Alerts’ Wants to Warn Undocumented Immigrants With an App
Digital Rights Advocates Want the UN to Stop Social Media Searches at the US Border
Refugees and immigrants are having their digital lives exposed at America’s borders. Continue reading Digital Rights Advocates Want the UN to Stop Social Media Searches at the US Border