IJR News — today's news from every sideNicole Hardy Fewer openings and falling payrolls mean the labor market is cooling without tipping into recession territory. Post-9/11 Surveillance Expansion, Privacy Debate PersistsPolitics — Sep 8, 2026Twenty-five years after 9/11, surveillance infrastructure expanded into a broad digital ecosystem powered by AI and data analytics, linking federal, state, and local agencies with policing tech and civil liberties concerns. Debates continue over powers such as FISA Section 702, backdoor searches, and AI-enabled data mining, highlighting tensions between security, privacy, and the rights of communities most affected.
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