How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42272628

ICE has been invading U.S. cities, targeting, surveilling, harassing, assaulting, detaining, and torturing people who are undocumented immigrants. They also have targeted people with work permits, asylum seekers, permanent residents (people holding “green cards”), naturalized citizens, and even citizens by birth. ICE has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on surveillance technology to spy on anyone—and potentially everyone—in the United States. It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against such an overwhelming force. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. ....

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db2@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 213d (1 reply)

I've got rayhunter going on several devices spread around. What configuration will make wigle detect the cameras and such though?

Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 213d

Hmm, my RC400L only pings when IMSI catchers are detected. I think Flock camera alerts are still mostly driven by community gis databases.

ezyryder@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 213d (2 replies)

Benn Jordan really is goated. I wish he had an independent website with all of his videos and guides, but I get wanting to reach a larger audience.

dangercake@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 212d

I think he mirrors to peertube so you don't have to use Google https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/c/benjordan/videos

mitkase@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 212d

I started watching him because of his music stuff, but he has really become a heavy hitter for the rights of all Americans. Really amazing stuff.

yonderbarn@lazysoci.al · 13 pts · 213d

Hell yeah