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Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

  • Written by Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participationICE's surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people's social media posts.Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images

When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints. But the new front line may be your social media feed.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has published a reque...

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