Privacy
Leaked blueprint reveals ICE plan to use IRS data to increase detentions
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump and his administration began pushing the IRS to share taxpayer data to aid in identifying undocumented immigrants. Leaked documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal that an…
ICE is snooping on your medical bills
The feds are vacuuming up a lot of data on Americans in the name of stopping illegal immigration. Their latest target? Your insurance data. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now using data from the Insurance…
Trump can take revenge on the ‘deep state’: pardon Snowden
Twelve years after facilitating the largest national security leak in American history, Edward Snowden remains exiled in Russia, unable to set foot on U.S. soil without losing his freedom. A bipartisan consensus denouncing…
How Meta’s Practices Threaten National Security, Innovation
For years, Meta has claimed that it carefully manages access to its platform’s data to benefit users and developers alike. But internal documents from its Federal Trade Commission trial paint a different picture—one of…
How to keep your data private from phone searches at the U.S. border
It's not difficult to attract the attention of government officials, especially if you have a relatively high profile in business, political activism, or journalism. That can lead to difficulty crossing borders, even in…
Don’t blame 23andMe for the federal government’s lack of clear data privacy rules
A lawsuit against genomics firm 23andMe is stirring a debate about what the proper role of government is in regulating how private companies use sensitive data. In June, 27 states filed a lawsuit against 23andMe to block the…
Florida used a nationwide surveillance camera network 250 times to aid in immigration arrests
The state of Florida, which leads the country in partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is using a nationwide surveillance network of over 40,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras present in…
The Federal Trade Commission pivots to new role: family values advocacy group
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) summit last week on protecting children online previewed an odd pivot. Apparently, the agency wants to be a sort of family values advocacy group. "This government-sponsored event was not…
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