Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎 on Nostr: New research from UW exposes what it's really like to be under ICE's compulsory ...
New research from UW exposes what it's really like to be under ICE's compulsory surveillance app, BI SmartLINK. The findings are alarming and the researchers conclude the app simply should not be used. 🧵
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