Jake Laperruque
@jakelaperruque.bsky.social
Center for Democracy & Technology Deputy Director on Surveillance. I talk about tech, privacy, and surveillance policy: AI, FISA, facial recognition, location tracking, reproductive health privacy (Also cats, movies, cooking and baseball)
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Two good free speech op-eds in the NYT today, one from FIRE's Greg Lukianoff and another from former ACLU legal director David Cole, both referencing (among other precedents) the prosecution of socialist Eugene Debs.
Cole: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Lukianoff: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Cole: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Lukianoff: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Two good free speech op-eds in the NYT today, one from FIRE's Greg Lukianoff and another from former ACLU legal director David Cole, both referencing (among other precedents) the prosecution of socialist Eugene Debs.
Cole: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Lukianoff: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Cole: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Lukianoff: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Making sure developers don’t make a dime is more important than building homes for people
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Making sure developers don’t make a dime is more important than building homes for people
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One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
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Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
wrd.cm
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
Genuinely fascinating stuff
I spoke with people role-playing ICE raids in video games to help educate people on their rights and what to do in real-life situations. Tonight, they're holding an event in Fortnite www.wired.com/story/activi...
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Genuinely fascinating stuff
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On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
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🚨 NEWS: A federal judge has blocked the IRS from sharing confidential taxpayer data w/ immigration enforcement officials
“If this risk were to materialize, then Plaintiffs’ members would be subject to grave harm, including, but not limited to, illegal removal from the United States,” judge writes.
“If this risk were to materialize, then Plaintiffs’ members would be subject to grave harm, including, but not limited to, illegal removal from the United States,” judge writes.
Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement
A federal judge blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and individual rights in its support for ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🚨 NEWS: A federal judge has blocked the IRS from sharing confidential taxpayer data w/ immigration enforcement officials
“If this risk were to materialize, then Plaintiffs’ members would be subject to grave harm, including, but not limited to, illegal removal from the United States,” judge writes.
“If this risk were to materialize, then Plaintiffs’ members would be subject to grave harm, including, but not limited to, illegal removal from the United States,” judge writes.
Wow, some big news on immigration surveillance:
Federal court rules that IRS mass sharing of data (47,000 records) with DHS was unlawful and violated the Internal Revenue Code
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Federal court rules that IRS mass sharing of data (47,000 records) with DHS was unlawful and violated the Internal Revenue Code
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Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND Order on Motion to Stay – #53 in CENTER FOR TAXPAYER RIGHTS v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00457) – CourtLis...
ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 30 Motion for Stay, or in the alternative for Preliminary Injunction, granting in part and denying in part Defendants' 26 Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint, an...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Wow, some big news on immigration surveillance:
Federal court rules that IRS mass sharing of data (47,000 records) with DHS was unlawful and violated the Internal Revenue Code
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal court rules that IRS mass sharing of data (47,000 records) with DHS was unlawful and violated the Internal Revenue Code
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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New, killer, work from CDT, as usual: "What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features" cdt.org/insights/wha...
What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features
This report examines the gap between child safety policy proposals for social media and how teens and parents — the people these policies are meant to protect — experience and view them. While the…
cdt.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New, killer, work from CDT, as usual: "What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features" cdt.org/insights/wha...
China does have a pervasive “collect it all” mentality when it comes to surveilling America. But that comes in the form of broad hacking operations mail and systematic collection like Salt Typhoon
This is conspiracy theory stuff. China doesn’t need to spy on baby monitors to know what Americans are doing. They can just open Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or one of the many apps that Americans use to share the kind of information that two generations ago couldn’t be waterboarded out of them.
HINSON: As a mom, I think about watching a baby monitor. That's a very intimate moment with your baby and to think the Chinese could be spying on your morning routine
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
China does have a pervasive “collect it all” mentality when it comes to surveilling America. But that comes in the form of broad hacking operations mail and systematic collection like Salt Typhoon
“Sometimes, the given reason for a Flock search was “protest.” In others it was “No Kings.””
New: cops used Flock AI-enabled cameras to monitor No Kings protests around the country. Also monitored No Hands protests and protests against DOGE.
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Sometimes, the given reason for a Flock search was “protest.” In others it was “No Kings.””
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DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
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From the Trump administration's filing at the Supreme Court:
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From the Trump administration's filing at the Supreme Court:
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Three things:
1) No longer classifying swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols is quite bad, and in line with many other actions from this admin.
2) Congrats to the cancel culture moral panickers.
3) I don't think a good political response to this is to shrug at Nazi tattoos.
1) No longer classifying swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols is quite bad, and in line with many other actions from this admin.
2) Congrats to the cancel culture moral panickers.
3) I don't think a good political response to this is to shrug at Nazi tattoos.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Three things:
1) No longer classifying swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols is quite bad, and in line with many other actions from this admin.
2) Congrats to the cancel culture moral panickers.
3) I don't think a good political response to this is to shrug at Nazi tattoos.
1) No longer classifying swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag as hate symbols is quite bad, and in line with many other actions from this admin.
2) Congrats to the cancel culture moral panickers.
3) I don't think a good political response to this is to shrug at Nazi tattoos.
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"Siri, create a claim of reasonable suspicion to justify a car stop"
Border Patrol is using AI to generate alerts of "suspicious" driving patterns and using them as the basis for stops. Raises huge concerns regarding automation bias and AI reliability
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is using AI to generate alerts of "suspicious" driving patterns and using them as the basis for stops. Raises huge concerns regarding automation bias and AI reliability
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Siri, create a claim of reasonable suspicion to justify a car stop"
Border Patrol is using AI to generate alerts of "suspicious" driving patterns and using them as the basis for stops. Raises huge concerns regarding automation bias and AI reliability
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is using AI to generate alerts of "suspicious" driving patterns and using them as the basis for stops. Raises huge concerns regarding automation bias and AI reliability
apnews.com/article/immi...
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Lindsey Graham Is Outraged About Federal Surveillance Powers That Lindsey Graham Helped Create and Expand
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reason.com/2025/11/19/l...
Lindsey Graham is outraged about federal surveillance powers that Lindsey Graham helped create and expand
The government can look at your phone records whenever it wants, but it's a different story when we're talking about Graham's metadata.
reason.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lindsey Graham Is Outraged About Federal Surveillance Powers That Lindsey Graham Helped Create and Expand
reason.com/2025/11/19/l...
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Um.... This is an actual judicial opinion (dissenting in the TX gerrymandering case)
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Um.... This is an actual judicial opinion (dissenting in the TX gerrymandering case)
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Been fascinated by the idea of a Great Meme Reset ever since I first heard about it. Originally, I was trying to parse how it would be possible to rewind the internet. Then I really thought about what it could mean and why people might want to turn back time...
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The ‘Great Meme Reset’ Is Coming
From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot?
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Been fascinated by the idea of a Great Meme Reset ever since I first heard about it. Originally, I was trying to parse how it would be possible to rewind the internet. Then I really thought about what it could mean and why people might want to turn back time...
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
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Excellent Fact Check
On State Department's designation of "Antifa Groups" as foreign terrorist organizations
3/4 have no apparent "Antifa" anything
4/4 have no apparent statutorily required threat to US national security
by counter-extremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
On State Department's designation of "Antifa Groups" as foreign terrorist organizations
3/4 have no apparent "Antifa" anything
4/4 have no apparent statutorily required threat to US national security
by counter-extremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
State Dept's FTO Designations Undermine Claims of "Antifa" Threat
Leading counter-extremism expert unpacks the administration's claimed designation of "Antifa Groups"
www.justsecurity.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Excellent Fact Check
On State Department's designation of "Antifa Groups" as foreign terrorist organizations
3/4 have no apparent "Antifa" anything
4/4 have no apparent statutorily required threat to US national security
by counter-extremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
On State Department's designation of "Antifa Groups" as foreign terrorist organizations
3/4 have no apparent "Antifa" anything
4/4 have no apparent statutorily required threat to US national security
by counter-extremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
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New from 404 Media: IRS accessed a massive database of Americans flights without a warrant. Shows where and when someone flew, the credit card used. Hundreds of millions records; the airlines sell this data to the government through a broker they own
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
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IRS Accessed Massive Database of Americans Flights Without a Warrant
A bipartisan letter reveals the IRS searched a database of hundreds of millions of travel records without first conducting a legal review. Airlines like Delta, United, American, and Southwest are sell...
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New from 404 Media: IRS accessed a massive database of Americans flights without a warrant. Shows where and when someone flew, the credit card used. Hundreds of millions records; the airlines sell this data to the government through a broker they own
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
“It seems that DHS was dead set on creating a national citizenship data bank, and for whatever reason, they determined that the Social Security Administration had the largest set of citizenship data across any agency in the government,”
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Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“It seems that DHS was dead set on creating a national citizenship data bank, and for whatever reason, they determined that the Social Security Administration had the largest set of citizenship data across any agency in the government,”
www.wired.com/story/social...
www.wired.com/story/social...