DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
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DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
"Law enforcement authorities in the United States have for years circumvented the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment by purchasing data on US residents that would otherwise need to be obtained by a warrant. Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently thinks it can ignore long-standing constitutional protection by warrantlessly breaking down doors to arrest people, according to a recent whistleblower complaint- despite recent federal rulings that doing so violates the Fourth Amendment."
"And despite the Department of Homeland Security's claims that merely naming an ICE agent publicly is akin to "doxing," a WIRED review of LinkedIn found that agents are frequently doxing themselves. Of course, having access to someone's personal information can have consequences: A report this week found that people are less likely to seek medical care due to ad-tech surveillance and ICE enforcement activities."
Federal immigration and law enforcement agencies use warrantless methods to obtain data and make arrests, undermining Fourth Amendment protections. ICE reportedly conducts warrantless door-breaching arrests and plans a multi-state deportation network, while DHS labels public naming of agents as doxing despite agents exposing personal details on LinkedIn. Ad-tech surveillance and enforcement activities discourage people from seeking medical care. Customs and Border Protection sought a "quantum sensor" to detect fentanyl tied to an AI database. A researcher discovered an unsecured database with 149 million login credentials likely collected by infostealing malware; the database was publicly reachable but has been taken offline. TikTok has expanded collection of precise location data.
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