Johana Bhuiyan
@jmbooyah.bsky.social
It's pronounced Boo-Yah. Senior tech reporter/editor at The Guardian US covering surveillance of marginalized groups.
Tips: [email protected] & 4156303604
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/johana-bhuiyan
Tips: [email protected] & 4156303604
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/johana-bhuiyan
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ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
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The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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📢 BREAKING 📢
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
EFF Demands Answers About ICE-Spotting App Takedowns
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that
www.eff.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📢 BREAKING 📢
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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This one is a LONG time coming. @eff.org sues over San Jose’s warrantless use of automated listened plate readers to conduct mass surveillance of people’s movements.
Lawsuit Challenges San Jose’s Warrantless ALPR Mass Surveillance
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose and its police department routinely violate the California Constitution by conducting warrantless searches of the stored records of millions of drivers’ private habits, mov...
www.eff.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This one is a LONG time coming. @eff.org sues over San Jose’s warrantless use of automated listened plate readers to conduct mass surveillance of people’s movements.
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I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: ‘Who is part of the nation and who is not?’
After being expelled from his homeland in 1972, the academic has grappled with questions of political belonging – a major theme of his son’s mayoral campaign
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
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Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
We’ve reached the stage of pregnancy where my maternity jeans are too tight.
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We’ve reached the stage of pregnancy where my maternity jeans are too tight.
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By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"NYPD has used facial recognition and selective enforcement against certain NYPD critics."
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses
Records obtained by Amnesty International and S.T.O.P. reveal concerning surveillance abuses against protesters and communities of color.
www.amnesty.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"NYPD has used facial recognition and selective enforcement against certain NYPD critics."
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
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Google considers ICE agents to be a vulnerable group in need of protecting but does not consider the immigrants they're hunting down to be vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Google considers ICE agents to be a vulnerable group in need of protecting but does not consider the immigrants they're hunting down to be vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Our latest (with Joseph Gedeon): www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they’ll keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our latest (with Joseph Gedeon): www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I think @damonberes.com nailed this one: Social media is not social anymore, and with the pivot to AI, companies that build social media are building something that is isolating us even more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I think @damonberes.com nailed this one: Social media is not social anymore, and with the pivot to AI, companies that build social media are building something that is isolating us even more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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George Santos lived in Huntington, Long Island before becoming a member of Congress.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
George Santos lived in Huntington, Long Island before becoming a member of Congress.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
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Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of an LA Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler in the backseat. His mother spoke about the "very, very frightening" incident: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of an LA Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler in the backseat. His mother spoke about the "very, very frightening" incident: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This will be *interesting*: Tinder to begin accessing your camera roll for “insight” & training its AI models #privacy #AI techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/t...
Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos | TechCrunch
Tinder is testing a feature called Chemistry that will get to know users through questions and, with permission, will access Camera Roll photos on their phones to learn more about their interests and ...
techcrunch.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This will be *interesting*: Tinder to begin accessing your camera roll for “insight” & training its AI models #privacy #AI techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/t...
YES WE DID PAY US TO STAY HOME AND DO NOTHING
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
YES WE DID PAY US TO STAY HOME AND DO NOTHING
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The last New York City mayoral candidate to secure over 1 million votes was John Lindsay in 1969.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The last New York City mayoral candidate to secure over 1 million votes was John Lindsay in 1969.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
Huge day for my people. (34 year olds)
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Huge day for my people. (34 year olds)
We all crying in the Yemeni coffee shop
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
We all crying in the Yemeni coffee shop
It’s time for Shakira law baby
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
It’s time for Shakira law baby
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The great @attackerman.bsky.social on Dick Cheney www.thenation.com/article/poli...
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The great @attackerman.bsky.social on Dick Cheney www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The @us.theguardian.com has a number of open positions, including two reporter roles focusing on organizing and movement building.
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
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workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The @us.theguardian.com has a number of open positions, including two reporter roles focusing on organizing and movement building.
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
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For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks was a model for how tech could transform Gaza. Just days after October 7, its office was blown to pieces by an Israeli airstrike. Now, with a tentative ceasefire in place, it’s trying to rebuild.
Read our new feature from @mohamhawish.bsky.social & Aseel Mousa:
Read our new feature from @mohamhawish.bsky.social & Aseel Mousa:
The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks
For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks built a tech future for the Gaza Strip. Then came war.
restofworld.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks was a model for how tech could transform Gaza. Just days after October 7, its office was blown to pieces by an Israeli airstrike. Now, with a tentative ceasefire in place, it’s trying to rebuild.
Read our new feature from @mohamhawish.bsky.social & Aseel Mousa:
Read our new feature from @mohamhawish.bsky.social & Aseel Mousa: