ICE's Surveillance Tech Is Scarier Than You Think 🕵️

Imagine software that can predict which neighborhoods to raid. That's not sci-fi — that's Palantir's 'Elite' tool, built specifically for ICE. And it's operational right now. 🚨

404 Media obtained the user guide for this system. It aggregates data from license plate readers, utility bills, social media, and more to create 'heat maps' of where undocumented immigrants live. No warrants. No due process. Just algorithms deciding who gets a 5 AM knock on the door.

The surveillance stack:

• 📸 Flock license plate readers (everywhere now)
• 📱 Phone location data brokers
• 💳 Financial transaction tracking
• 🌐 Social media monitoring

Here's what should terrify everyone: these tools don't distinguish between citizens and non-citizens. When police unmasked 'millions of surveillance targets' due to a redaction error, those were mostly regular people. Your data is in these systems too.

For Gen Z, this is normal. You've grown up with tracking cookies, location sharing, and algorithmic feeds. But there's a difference between Instagram knowing your vibe and ICE knowing your address. The surveillance state arrived wrapped in convenience, and most people said 'yes' to the terms of service.