How Public Personal Info Helped the Minnesota Shooter Target His Victims

How Public Personal Info Helped the Minnesota Shooter Target His Victims

Data Brokers

On June 14, 2025, Minnesota witnessed a harrowing act of political violence when Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old former gubernatorial appointee, fatally shot State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Boelter, disguised as a police officer, carried out these attacks at the victims’ homes […]

6/17/2025
Threat Detection Theatrics: Aaron Cohen’s AI Surveillance “Tool” and Domestic Spy Machines

Threat Detection Theatrics: Aaron Cohen’s AI Surveillance “Tool” and Domestic Spy Machines

Surveillance

In a story that’s equal parts dystopian and deja vu, Aaron Cohen, a former IDF operative, and actor, turned Fox News commentator, recently pitched an “AI-powered threat detection system” designed to preemptively identify mass shooters and domestic threats. The system, if implemented, would reportedly draw on publicly available data – social media, purchase histories, online […]

6/4/2025
The Digital Strip Search – Your Social Media is the New Border and Why Forced Disclosure Threatens Us All

The Digital Strip Search – Your Social Media is the New Border and Why Forced Disclosure Threatens Us All

Government

There is a growing trend among world governments – demanding access to the social media accounts of immigrants and visa applicants. This should send a chilling message to any privacy-conscious individual. Social media auditing at the border is effectively a digital strip search and has far-reaching implications for everyone’s privacy (not just immigrants). Your right […]

4/25/2025
You Are Being Watched: Meet The Tool Monitoring Over 200 Social Platforms

You Are Being Watched: Meet The Tool Monitoring Over 200 Social Platforms

Cybersecurity

In an era of increasing digital surveillance, understanding the tools used to monitor our online presence has never been more important. One such tool, SocialNet, developed by contractor ShadowDragon, has recently come to light as a comprehensive surveillance platform that law enforcement agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use to monitor and analyze data […]

3/13/2025