OSINT

US law enforcement is expanding surveillance under a newly coined category of 'anti-tech extremism,' backed by Trump-era directives and DHS/FBI reports, signaling regulatory and civil-liberties risk for AI, data centers, and related industries.

The article argues that leaving red herrings about yourself online is generally ineffective against data brokers and OSINT, and it recommends threat modeling, compartmentalization, and opt-out hygiene instead.

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