ICE Has a $2M Contract for Spyware That Can Hack Phones Without a Click

for people that don't understand how bad ICE is, here is a brief selection of _recent_ news about ICE, this isn't even like the product of an extensive search

Ice buys shock gloves https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-perfect-tool-for-abuse...

ICE doesn't pay hospital bills: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/ice-detainee-me...

DOJ blocked federal prosecution of ICE agent in shooting: https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-blocks-charges-ice-ag...

ICE doesn't vet candidates: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/ice-recruits-national-...

ICE agent with history of violent behavior shoots man in Maine: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/ap-report-ice-officer-in...

ICE puts tracking devices on Haitians who were here legally: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/haitians-ohio-l...

Haitian student commits suicide after being forced to wear tracking device https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/springfield-ohio-haitia...

ICE Deports Milo Yiannopoulos, to settle some intra-MAGA feud: https://sfist.com/2026/08/28/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-i...

Like, that isn't like cherry-picking, it's a five minute scroll through one of my social media feeds.

They are a stain on the US and need to be abolished.

Re: ICE Has a $2M Contract for Spyware That Can Hack Phones Without a Click

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Post by bobowzki » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC

edoceo wrote: post #4

Seems a low price for no-click zero-day infections

My first thought too.

Re: ICE Has a $2M Contract for Spyware That Can Hack Phones Without a Click

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC

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Re: ICE Has a $2M Contract for Spyware That Can Hack Phones Without a Click

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Post by mc32 » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC

josefritzishere wrote: post #3

So NSA Wiretapping is illegal but ICE is ok? This administration is so wantonly criminal.

Wait, since when has the NSA stopped collecting data? That assumption is new to me.

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Post by gadders » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

empath75 wrote: post #6

for people that don't understand how bad ICE is, here is a brief selection of _recent_ news about ICE, this isn't even like the product of an extensive search Ice buys shock gloves https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-perfect-tool-for-abuse... ICE doesn't pay hospital bills: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/ice-detainee-me... DOJ blocked federal prosecution of ICE agent in shooting: https://www.propublic…

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