SchremsArmy
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SchremsArmy
@schremsarmy.bsky.social
Attorney | CIPP/US | #Privacy Advocate
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Breaking News: The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City, part of a disruption in the courts around the U.S.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Something very strange is happening to the Apple Podcasts app. Over the last few months I’ve found the Podcasts app will randomly open religion/spirituality podcasts. Sometimes app opens by itself and directs people to potentially malicious website. Apple no response

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Someone Is Trying to ‘Hack’ People Through Apple Podcasts
For months Apple Podcasts has been randomly opening spirituality and religion podcasts by itself, and in one case directing listeners to a potentially malicious website.
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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“The Kjoller case, though, is one of the first in which prosecutors, whose words carry great sway with judges and juries, have been accused of using A.I. without proper safeguards.”
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Here's the full conversation between @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @hypervisible.blacksky.app about how companies convinced consumers to spy on themselves, from Flock to Ring to more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...

Subscribe on YouTube, Apple, Spotify for more conversations like this every week
How Big Tech Has Convinced Us to Surveil Ourselves and Each Other
YouTube video by 404 Media
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November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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When you find out both tools for legal research (Lexis and Westlaw) have multi-million $ contracts with ICE for data surveillance...
a man with curly hair and glasses is asking " so what do we do now "
ALT: a man with curly hair and glasses is asking " so what do we do now "
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November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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EPIC’s latest report, "The Fight to Protect Our Phones: A Multi-Prong Approach to Spyware Reform," unpacks how strengthened legal protections can challenge spyware-enabled surveillance. Read more here: epic.org/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Publishes New Report Sounding the Alarm on Spyware, Highly Intrusive Phone Surveillance Technology
<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) published The Fight to Protect Our Phones: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Spyware Reform, a report authored by EPIC Counsel…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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New: cops used Flock AI-enabled cameras to monitor No Kings protests around the country. Also monitored No Hands protests and protests against DOGE.

"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."

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Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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It’s disappointing that Ring has chosen this moment, when police and the government are infringing civil liberties left and right, to revive its tech’s most invasive feature: helping police get videos captured by home security cameras.
www.consumerreports.org/electronics...
Ring Is Again Letting Police Request User Videos Through Its Neighbors App via @ConsumerReports
Ring has resumed letting police request security camera footage through the Neighbors app. Here's how to participate in Community Requests or opt out.
www.consumerreports.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.

This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Consumer credit reporting giant TransUnion warns it suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of over 4.4 million people in the United States.
TransUnion suffers data breach impacting over 4.4 million people
Consumer credit reporting giant TransUnion warns it suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of over 4.4 million people in the United States.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Jesus Christ.

If your credit isn’t frozen at all three bureaus, I would strongly consider doing that now
August 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden asked Chief U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to commission an independent review of the federal judiciary’s cybersecurity practices, following a major hack of the court system's electronic case management system @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/4fQHcyF
August 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.
We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online – The Markup
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.
themarkup.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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New from 404 Media: the LAPD has shown interest in GeoSpy, a powerful AI tool that can geolocate photos in seconds, per emails we obtained. GeoSpy’s founder recently made a video demoing GeoSpy in relation to “illegal immigrants” and sanctuary cities, including LA

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LAPD Eyes ‘GeoSpy’, an AI Tool That Can Geolocate Photos in Seconds
Emails obtained by 404 Media show the LAPD was interested in GeoSpy, an AI tool that can quickly figure out where a photo was taken.
www.404media.co
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Federal prosecutors in Maryland have added allegations against lawyer Tom Goldstein, sayingthe SCOTUSblog co-founder misused his client trust account to conceal income from the IRS in 2021.
SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein Facing New Allegations in Criminal Case
Federal prosecutors in Maryland have added allegations against lawyer Tom Goldstein, sayingthe SCOTUSblog co-founder misused his client trust account to conceal income from the IRS in 2021.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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What will it take to ensure equal access to the ballot and fair representation for all?

Join us on Tuesday, August 19, at 3 p.m. ET for a free virtual event with experts. RSVP: bit.ly/46MuApV
The Past, Present, and Future of the Voting Rights Act
Experts discuss what remains of the landmark 1965 law after decades of attacks.
www.brennancenter.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Maybe they can help him search for the Epstein files while they’re there
President Donald Trump has announced plans to call in the National Guard to tackle crime and homelessness in Washington D.C.
Trump deploys National Guard to major US city to tackle 'bloodthirsty criminals'
www.mirror.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Something worth remembering is that when a company like Meta make a new "feature" or "product" available, it's not for your benefit, but usually as yet another way to collect your data.
Instagram's Map feature raises privacy concerns among some users
Meta says it has made it easy for Instagram users to opt out of the feature. But some online said they remain worried.
www.nbcnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"For #privacy reasons..."
August 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM