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erronis

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28. Yes. All interactions with websites are candidates for hoovering.

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 06:24 PM

Oct 28

Don't think that a NextDoor or Amazon or Etsy or anything else is immune.

I'm sure all the major email providers (google, apple, etc.) are also fed into the maul of one of these data harvesters.

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BREAKING: ICE to Monitor Americans' Social Media [View all] CentralMass Oct 28 OP

As if there weren't already a myriad of reasons to ditch social media Blue Owl Oct 28 #1

Do you consider this forum a form of social media? Hope22 Oct 28 #34

You are exactly right. It's like... reACTIONary Oct 28 #58

Oh, this will end well. misanthrope Oct 28 #2

This is completely fukked UpInArms Oct 28 #3

Porn, basketball and politics RandySF Oct 28 #4

You missed GAMBLING. Zackzzzz Oct 28 #55

Does that include DU? lostincalifornia Oct 28 #5

I'm sure. CentralMass Oct 28 #8

Agree. At this point assume all open conversations on all web sites are monitored. erronis Oct 28 #27

Is calling Donald Trump a piece of shit considered interesting? CrispyQ Oct 28 #72

I was going to suggest, here ill go ahead and make it easy for them: Volaris Oct 29 #92

couldn't have said it better gopiscrap Oct 30 #103

Sure. Why Not? Give Peace A Chance Oct 28 #35

I suspect they've been monitoring DU for a while already IronLionZion Oct 28 #47

Of course. Why wouldn't it? reACTIONary Oct 28 #59

Well the US is newer to this jfz9580m Oct 30 #100

Duck Speak is Double Plus Bad .... reACTIONary Oct 30 #105

DU participation nocoincidences Oct 28 #6

I've never considered DU to be "social media" EarlG Oct 28 #9

"What If" BeerBarrelPolka Oct 28 #12

Hypothetically EarlG Oct 28 #18

Thank you BeerBarrelPolka Oct 28 #19

Thank you RazorbackExpat Oct 29 #94

Plus which it would be hard for them to describe the persons or things dickthegrouch Oct 29 #95

CREW got the founder of Cowboys for Trump Couy Griffin duhneece Oct 29 #96

Thank you so much EarlG jfz9580m Oct 30 #102

For $5.7 million I am going to speculate that this deal is more hat than cattle... Hugin Oct 28 #21

Anything that we think Trump and his fascists "would never do" hadEnuf Oct 28 #69

Absolutely. Hugin Oct 28 #73

thank you DoBW Oct 28 #22

Not worried about our screen names, but should we worry about our IP addresses ending up in their data files? Attilatheblond Oct 28 #40

I've been using a VPN for a couple of years and it works great. Snarkoleptic Oct 28 #52

Thanks for that great tip! Attilatheblond Oct 28 #91

Bluesky orangecrush Oct 28 #51

Going in record here that my name is Debbie underpants Oct 28 #82

I don't consider DU social media either jfz9580m Oct 31 #107

Yes. All interactions with websites are candidates for hoovering. erronis Oct 28 #28

Yeah, me too. calimary Oct 28 #57

You can't spell INCEL without ICE leftstreet Oct 28 #7

related ... DoBW Oct 28 #10

Thanks for the info. yellow dahlia Oct 28 #13

There are other ways than the "query string" that the apps can monitor you. erronis Oct 28 #32

Although it's imprecise, I refer to the string of source identifies as... littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #75

Remove the ?mark and everything after it Captain Zero Oct 28 #83

I often post cleaned up links for other people's DU posts Celerity Oct 29 #93

How many Constitutional rights does this violate? yellow dahlia Oct 28 #11

As many as they can get away with. CentralMass Oct 28 #14

That is the answer to everything right now - isn't it? yellow dahlia Oct 28 #16

"It's a criminal enterprise." Malcolm Nance littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #76

Malcolm Nance doesn't pull any punches. yellow dahlia Oct 28 #79

Precisely. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #80

Probably none. "ICE claims the program focuses on ..... reACTIONary Oct 28 #64

Thanks. yellow dahlia Oct 28 #77

No. The fourth amendment applies to information for which..... reACTIONary Oct 28 #84

Thanks for the explanations. yellow dahlia Oct 28 #86

More intrusion by America's Gestapo. republianmushroom Oct 28 #15

No problem - build bots cmmngrnd Oct 28 #17

It's worse than that: Deploying Predator and Pegasus (previously banned) to spy on people inside our borders. pat_k Oct 28 #20

The death of social media liberalgunwilltravel Oct 28 #23

Yes & no. It spreads propaganda fast, yes, but it is also a major tool for organizing against this fascist regime. Attilatheblond Oct 28 #42

Won't pass a court challenge. Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #24

So what? Trump will ignore court orders. Irish_Dem Oct 28 #30

From a court order to a civil lawsuit. Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #33

He will claim national security issues and it is all classified. Irish_Dem Oct 28 #36

Except that lately, the judges are reaching the conclusion that the evidence and charges they produce Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #38

Yes but what can judges do to enforce their rulings? Irish_Dem Oct 28 #39

Civil charges. By individual name. In State court. Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #65

Trump will find a way to work around this. Irish_Dem Oct 28 #67

The only work around is he had a donor who will pay for their damages. Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #31

ICE is going to be a general-use gestapo in a bit Oneironaut Oct 28 #25

Yikes! BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 28 #26

"Can't stop the signal.." - Mr. Universe BidenRocks Oct 28 #29

I wish Anonymous would hack Ilsa Oct 28 #37

do you think azureblue Oct 28 #41

Of course! nt Cha Oct 28 #60

Also keep in mind that one of the most interesting activities to draw their attention is taxi Oct 28 #43

Will it search for words like..... Cheeto IcyPeas Oct 28 #44

I see this as like those digital things that tell you how fast you are driving maxrandb Oct 28 #45

Fuck Zignal Labs! Initech Oct 28 #46

I will be learning Mandarin over the winter n/t Cheezoholic Oct 28 #48

I'm going to post Fuck Ice every day. CanonRay Oct 28 #49

FUCK TRUMP FUCK ICE FUCK MILLER orangecrush Oct 28 #50

This is going to be really bad Johnny2X2X Oct 28 #53

Monitor this you ICE motherfucking rzemanfl Oct 28 #54

Fuck ICE. bluedigger Oct 28 #56

Anyone who thinks that we are not already markodochartaigh Oct 28 #61

Sure they are swong19104 Oct 28 #62

Well, let's see here... 2naSalit Oct 28 #63

K & R for exposure SunSeeker Oct 28 #66

Back to the future... Ping Tung Oct 28 #68

Bring it on you sick muhthahfukahs AverageOldGuy Oct 28 #70

FUCK ICE! FUCK ICE! FUCK ICE! FUCK ICE! FUCK ICE! FUCK ICE! FUCK ICE! USS_Dauntless Oct 28 #74

📌 Bookmark:ICE monitoring plans littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #78

I assume they'll come for me eventually. KentuckyWoman Oct 28 #81

BIG BROTHER is Finally HERE, in its A.I. Omnipotence! Jack Valentino Oct 28 #85

And TheFarseer Oct 28 #87

If they can use the system for their ends, We can use it to monitor MAGAts! Jack Valentino Oct 28 #88

What are some ways we could JAM IT Captain Zero Oct 28 #89

... CentralMass Oct 29 #98

We're becoming more like China and Russia every day. subterranean Oct 28 #90

Hey, look! It's the old Total Information Awareness program that was 'shut down'. LudwigPastorius Oct 29 #97

They are welcome to read my DMs. xmas74 Oct 29 #99

This is social media, right? C_U_L8R Oct 30 #101

One good thing is we will all be finally able to meet each other. bluestarone Oct 30 #104

DARPA WmChris Oct 30 #106