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ICE hired ZeroFox to demand takedown of Icepick, a site listing federal officers

FlokiNET highlights structural opacity in automated takedown model

2 Oct 30 · 12d ago · 1 article · 4 posts · 3 sources · development 2 of 2

FlokiNET argues that when a third-party company files claims on behalf of a government agency, accountability breaks down: they cannot identify who inside ICE authorized the takedown or what information was presented to decision-makers.

FlokiNET highlights structural opacity in automated takedown model
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“We cannot see who inside ICE decided this site should go, whether anyone did, or what they were shown before deciding. We are being asked to validate a claim whose author we cannot identify.”

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FlokiNET Icelandic hosting providerU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Federal agency seeking removalZeroFox Security contractor for DHSDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) Contracting agency

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. 1 outlet ICE wants its mask back, and hired a company to ask

    first by HN Frontpage, 12d ago

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