#data-brokers — Public Fediverse posts
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“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information — to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
The news comes after President Trump held a conspiracy-laden and unhinged press conference about election security on Thursday, setting the stage for potentially undermining the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections. It also follows ICE fatally shooting 2 people in a week.
“Due to ICE’s re-prioritized mission, there is need for this data to be readily accessible to support the presidential mandate of the identification of Voters Fraud, Immigration Fraud and National Security,” the procurement document reads. “This data specifically validates and verifies school, benefit, immigration and other eligibility requirements.””
https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
#USA #ICE #DataBrokers #ThomsonReuters #Trump #Surveillance #Privacy #Immigration
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“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information — to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
The news comes after President Trump held a conspiracy-laden and unhinged press conference about election security on Thursday, setting the stage for potentially undermining the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections. It also follows ICE fatally shooting 2 people in a week.
“Due to ICE’s re-prioritized mission, there is need for this data to be readily accessible to support the presidential mandate of the identification of Voters Fraud, Immigration Fraud and National Security,” the procurement document reads. “This data specifically validates and verifies school, benefit, immigration and other eligibility requirements.””
https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
#USA #ICE #DataBrokers #ThomsonReuters #Trump #Surveillance #Privacy #Immigration
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“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information — to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
The news comes after President Trump held a conspiracy-laden and unhinged press conference about election security on Thursday, setting the stage for potentially undermining the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections. It also follows ICE fatally shooting 2 people in a week.
“Due to ICE’s re-prioritized mission, there is need for this data to be readily accessible to support the presidential mandate of the identification of Voters Fraud, Immigration Fraud and National Security,” the procurement document reads. “This data specifically validates and verifies school, benefit, immigration and other eligibility requirements.””
https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
#USA #ICE #DataBrokers #ThomsonReuters #Trump #Surveillance #Privacy #Immigration
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“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information — to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
The news comes after President Trump held a conspiracy-laden and unhinged press conference about election security on Thursday, setting the stage for potentially undermining the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections. It also follows ICE fatally shooting 2 people in a week.
“Due to ICE’s re-prioritized mission, there is need for this data to be readily accessible to support the presidential mandate of the identification of Voters Fraud, Immigration Fraud and National Security,” the procurement document reads. “This data specifically validates and verifies school, benefit, immigration and other eligibility requirements.””
https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
#USA #ICE #DataBrokers #ThomsonReuters #Trump #Surveillance #Privacy #Immigration
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“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information — to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
The news comes after President Trump held a conspiracy-laden and unhinged press conference about election security on Thursday, setting the stage for potentially undermining the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections. It also follows ICE fatally shooting 2 people in a week.
“Due to ICE’s re-prioritized mission, there is need for this data to be readily accessible to support the presidential mandate of the identification of Voters Fraud, Immigration Fraud and National Security,” the procurement document reads. “This data specifically validates and verifies school, benefit, immigration and other eligibility requirements.””
https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
#USA #ICE #DataBrokers #ThomsonReuters #Trump #Surveillance #Privacy #Immigration
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
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Why can’t we delete this account? — via Christophe
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Why can’t we delete this account? — via Christophe
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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99% of Californians haven't yet used #DROP to delete their personal information from registered data brokers. What's stopping you? #DataBrokers https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/12/californians-sign-up-protect-sensitive-personal-data-brokers/
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New Jersey Globe: N.J. campaigns brace for voter data shutdown under new law. “The law, signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 30, creates the nation’s most aggressive regulation of the consumer data industry, imposing annual registration fees of up to $1.5 million on certain companies that sell or license personal data and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per record for unlawful sales of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/new-jersey-globe-n-j-campaigns-brace-for-voter-data-shutdown-under-new-law/ -
New Jersey Globe: N.J. campaigns brace for voter data shutdown under new law. “The law, signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 30, creates the nation’s most aggressive regulation of the consumer data industry, imposing annual registration fees of up to $1.5 million on certain companies that sell or license personal data and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per record for unlawful sales of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/new-jersey-globe-n-j-campaigns-brace-for-voter-data-shutdown-under-new-law/ -
New Jersey Globe: N.J. campaigns brace for voter data shutdown under new law. “The law, signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 30, creates the nation’s most aggressive regulation of the consumer data industry, imposing annual registration fees of up to $1.5 million on certain companies that sell or license personal data and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per record for unlawful sales of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/new-jersey-globe-n-j-campaigns-brace-for-voter-data-shutdown-under-new-law/ -
New Jersey Globe: N.J. campaigns brace for voter data shutdown under new law. “The law, signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 30, creates the nation’s most aggressive regulation of the consumer data industry, imposing annual registration fees of up to $1.5 million on certain companies that sell or license personal data and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per record for unlawful sales of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/new-jersey-globe-n-j-campaigns-brace-for-voter-data-shutdown-under-new-law/ -
New Jersey Globe: N.J. campaigns brace for voter data shutdown under new law. “The law, signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 30, creates the nation’s most aggressive regulation of the consumer data industry, imposing annual registration fees of up to $1.5 million on certain companies that sell or license personal data and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per record for unlawful sales of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/new-jersey-globe-n-j-campaigns-brace-for-voter-data-shutdown-under-new-law/ -
On June 30, 2026, New Jersey quietly enacted one of the most onerous and sweeping data broker regimes in the nation, while simultaneously banning the sale of sensitive data.
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On June 30, 2026, New Jersey quietly enacted one of the most onerous and sweeping data broker regimes in the nation, while simultaneously banning the sale of sensitive data.
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Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/ -
Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/ -
Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/ -
Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/ -
Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/ -
Troy Hunt: Swimming Pools, Pee, and Trying to Delete Your Data From the Internet. “…once data spreads on the internet, you can never put a lid on it. This is important in the context of data breaches because it speaks to the immutability of our exposed personal information. It also speaks to the limited practicality of services that promise to erase your data from the internet, and it’s the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/04/troy-hunt-swimming-pools-pee-and-trying-to-delete-your-data-from-the-internet/ -
Troy Hunt: Swimming Pools, Pee, and Trying to Delete Your Data From the Internet. “…once data spreads on the internet, you can never put a lid on it. This is important in the context of data breaches because it speaks to the immutability of our exposed personal information. It also speaks to the limited practicality of services that promise to erase your data from the internet, and it’s the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/04/troy-hunt-swimming-pools-pee-and-trying-to-delete-your-data-from-the-internet/ -
Troy Hunt: Swimming Pools, Pee, and Trying to Delete Your Data From the Internet. “…once data spreads on the internet, you can never put a lid on it. This is important in the context of data breaches because it speaks to the immutability of our exposed personal information. It also speaks to the limited practicality of services that promise to erase your data from the internet, and it’s the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/04/troy-hunt-swimming-pools-pee-and-trying-to-delete-your-data-from-the-internet/ -
Troy Hunt: Swimming Pools, Pee, and Trying to Delete Your Data From the Internet. “…once data spreads on the internet, you can never put a lid on it. This is important in the context of data breaches because it speaks to the immutability of our exposed personal information. It also speaks to the limited practicality of services that promise to erase your data from the internet, and it’s the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/04/troy-hunt-swimming-pools-pee-and-trying-to-delete-your-data-from-the-internet/ -
Troy Hunt: Swimming Pools, Pee, and Trying to Delete Your Data From the Internet. “…once data spreads on the internet, you can never put a lid on it. This is important in the context of data breaches because it speaks to the immutability of our exposed personal information. It also speaks to the limited practicality of services that promise to erase your data from the internet, and it’s the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/04/troy-hunt-swimming-pools-pee-and-trying-to-delete-your-data-from-the-internet/ -
California launched the DROP platform, letting residents send one request to hundreds of data brokers to delete personal data and stop tracking. 🔒
Data brokers must begin processing DROP requests in August as journalists monitor compliance and user data control. 👀#TechNews #California #Privacy #DataBrokers #DROP #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Technology #Cybersecurity #OpenData #FOSS #PrivacyFirst #InfoSec #Innovation
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California launched the DROP platform, letting residents send one request to hundreds of data brokers to delete personal data and stop tracking. 🔒
Data brokers must begin processing DROP requests in August as journalists monitor compliance and user data control. 👀#TechNews #California #Privacy #DataBrokers #DROP #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Technology #Cybersecurity #OpenData #FOSS #PrivacyFirst #InfoSec #Innovation
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California launched the DROP platform, letting residents send one request to hundreds of data brokers to delete personal data and stop tracking. 🔒
Data brokers must begin processing DROP requests in August as journalists monitor compliance and user data control. 👀#TechNews #California #Privacy #DataBrokers #DROP #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Technology #Cybersecurity #OpenData #FOSS #PrivacyFirst #InfoSec #Innovation
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California launched the DROP platform, letting residents send one request to hundreds of data brokers to delete personal data and stop tracking. 🔒
Data brokers must begin processing DROP requests in August as journalists monitor compliance and user data control. 👀#TechNews #California #Privacy #DataBrokers #DROP #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Technology #Cybersecurity #OpenData #FOSS #PrivacyFirst #InfoSec #Innovation
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California launched the DROP platform, letting residents send one request to hundreds of data brokers to delete personal data and stop tracking. 🔒
Data brokers must begin processing DROP requests in August as journalists monitor compliance and user data control. 👀#TechNews #California #Privacy #DataBrokers #DROP #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Technology #Cybersecurity #OpenData #FOSS #PrivacyFirst #InfoSec #Innovation
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New Hampshire Bulletin: Ayotte signs law prohibiting the sale of children’s data . “New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Friday that she signed House Bill 1460 into law, which prohibits the sale of data for a child under the age of 13. HB 1460 bans businesses from selling a child’s online personal data to a third party in New Hampshire. It alters the existing statute that outlines how […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/23/new-hampshire-bulletin-ayotte-signs-law-prohibiting-the-sale-of-childrens-data/ -
New Hampshire Bulletin: Ayotte signs law prohibiting the sale of children’s data . “New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Friday that she signed House Bill 1460 into law, which prohibits the sale of data for a child under the age of 13. HB 1460 bans businesses from selling a child’s online personal data to a third party in New Hampshire. It alters the existing statute that outlines how […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/23/new-hampshire-bulletin-ayotte-signs-law-prohibiting-the-sale-of-childrens-data/ -
New Hampshire Bulletin: Ayotte signs law prohibiting the sale of children’s data . “New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Friday that she signed House Bill 1460 into law, which prohibits the sale of data for a child under the age of 13. HB 1460 bans businesses from selling a child’s online personal data to a third party in New Hampshire. It alters the existing statute that outlines how […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/23/new-hampshire-bulletin-ayotte-signs-law-prohibiting-the-sale-of-childrens-data/ -
Peter Thiel's invitation-only society, two decades of careful silence, undone because someone left a directory sitting in the source code of a webpage. The men who want to surveil all of us couldn't be bothered to surveil their own website.
113 names spilled into the open. A Treasury secretary. A senator. A NATO commander. https://twp.ai/4hrjus#Surveillance #Privacy #Politics #Thiel #Palantir #Oligarchy #Tech #Accountability #DataBrokers #News #PowerAndMoney
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Peter Thiel's invitation-only society, two decades of careful silence, undone because someone left a directory sitting in the source code of a webpage. The men who want to surveil all of us couldn't be bothered to surveil their own website.
113 names spilled into the open. A Treasury secretary. A senator. A NATO commander. https://twp.ai/4hrjus#Surveillance #Privacy #Politics #Thiel #Palantir #Oligarchy #Tech #Accountability #DataBrokers #News #PowerAndMoney
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Peter Thiel's invitation-only society, two decades of careful silence, undone because someone left a directory sitting in the source code of a webpage. The men who want to surveil all of us couldn't be bothered to surveil their own website.
113 names spilled into the open. A Treasury secretary. A senator. A NATO commander. https://twp.ai/4hrjus#Surveillance #Privacy #Politics #Thiel #Palantir #Oligarchy #Tech #Accountability #DataBrokers #News #PowerAndMoney
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@adamsorensen Nok mere Apple's små (dyre) Airtag tracking dimser - men der er også andre tracking gadgets - nok mest til biler eller cykler - da de er større
Politiken's journalister er ikke teknologister - og det har ikke deres store interesse
Mobiler og app's er en helt andet niveau - og især reklame (lokaliserings) data industrien #databrokers - fra app's (se f.eks. https://opsec45.dk/2025/08/06/bliv-fri-for-de-fleste-reklamer/ )
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@adamsorensen Nok mere Apple's små (dyre) Airtag tracking dimser - men der er også andre tracking gadgets - nok mest til biler eller cykler - da de er større
Politiken's journalister er ikke teknologister - og det har ikke deres store interesse
Mobiler og app's er en helt andet niveau - og især reklame (lokaliserings) data industrien #databrokers - fra app's (se f.eks. https://opsec45.dk/2025/08/06/bliv-fri-for-de-fleste-reklamer/ )
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@adamsorensen Nok mere Apple's små (dyre) Airtag tracking dimser - men der er også andre tracking gadgets - nok mest til biler eller cykler - da de er større
Politiken's journalister er ikke teknologister - og det har ikke deres store interesse
Mobiler og app's er en helt andet niveau - og især reklame (lokaliserings) data industrien #databrokers - fra app's (se f.eks. https://opsec45.dk/2025/08/06/bliv-fri-for-de-fleste-reklamer/ )
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Who Owns Incogni? The Surfshark, Nord Security and Tesonet Chain Behind Data Removal Services
Incogni traces back to Surfshark, Nord Security, and Tesonet, the same group behind proxy giant Oxylabs. Here's the full data-removal ownership chainhttps://thecybersecguru.com/online-privacy/who-owns-incogni-tesonet-data-broker-removal-services/
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Who Owns Incogni? The Surfshark, Nord Security and Tesonet Chain Behind Data Removal Services
Incogni traces back to Surfshark, Nord Security, and Tesonet, the same group behind proxy giant Oxylabs. Here's the full data-removal ownership chainhttps://thecybersecguru.com/online-privacy/who-owns-incogni-tesonet-data-broker-removal-services/
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Who Owns Incogni? The Surfshark, Nord Security and Tesonet Chain Behind Data Removal Services
Incogni traces back to Surfshark, Nord Security, and Tesonet, the same group behind proxy giant Oxylabs. Here's the full data-removal ownership chainhttps://thecybersecguru.com/online-privacy/who-owns-incogni-tesonet-data-broker-removal-services/
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Yeah, they don't need to track your phone anymore.
ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker
https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/
#ICE #Immigrants #TaxID #DataBrokers #Surveillance #Privacy #ACAB #Tech
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Yeah, they don't need to track your phone anymore.
ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker
https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/
#ICE #Immigrants #TaxID #DataBrokers #Surveillance #Privacy #ACAB #Tech
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"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be purchasing records related to immigrants’ tax identifiers from a data broker, potentially skirting a court order that banned ICE from sourcing such information, according to Senator Ron Wyden and government procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
The contract, worth nearly $10 million, is related to ITINs, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, which is the identifier many undocumented people use to file their taxes rather than a Social Security number (SSN).
“It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court order to fuel his mass-deportation campaign,” Senator Wyden told 404 Media in an emailed statement after reviewing the procurement records. “A court has already struck down an agreement between the IRS and Homeland Security to illegally share ITINs and other personal information.
A contract to buy that same information from private data brokers is a clear end-around both taxpayer privacy laws and a court order.”"
https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/
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"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be purchasing records related to immigrants’ tax identifiers from a data broker, potentially skirting a court order that banned ICE from sourcing such information, according to Senator Ron Wyden and government procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
The contract, worth nearly $10 million, is related to ITINs, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, which is the identifier many undocumented people use to file their taxes rather than a Social Security number (SSN).
“It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court order to fuel his mass-deportation campaign,” Senator Wyden told 404 Media in an emailed statement after reviewing the procurement records. “A court has already struck down an agreement between the IRS and Homeland Security to illegally share ITINs and other personal information.
A contract to buy that same information from private data brokers is a clear end-around both taxpayer privacy laws and a court order.”"
https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/