Journalism is not a crime, even when it offends the government
Assange and Villarreal argue that criminalizing such conduct violates the First Amendment. I
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Assange and Villarreal argue that criminalizing such conduct violates the First Amendment. I
Julian Assange and Priscilla Villarreal were both arrested for publishing information that government officials wanted to conceal.
"Texas won't back down," Texas Governor Greg Abbott said about building a new border wall in South Texas.
Webb and Val Verde counties, both of which are located near the Texas-Mexico border, recently started using TraffiCatch to surveil their communities, NOTUS reports. TraffiCatch lets police “detect in-vehicle wireless signals,” which it connects to cars’ license plate numbers. Webb County bought the tech with a grant from DHS, while Val Verde got the funds through Operation Lone Star, a controversial state-level immigration enforcement program.
At least two Texas communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have purchased technology that tracks people’s locations using data from personal electronics and license plates.