If Congress actually gave a damn about our data privacy, they would’ve passed a sweeping data privacy bill, not a bill targeting TikTok.
January 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If Congress actually gave a damn about our data privacy, they would’ve passed a sweeping data privacy bill, not a bill targeting TikTok.
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Jamie Raskin is encouraging people to file Federal Privacy Act requests on their personal DOGE data. Fillable forms here: jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Jamie Raskin is encouraging people to file Federal Privacy Act requests on their personal DOGE data. Fillable forms here: jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
Gavin Newsom vetoed a data broker privacy bill that our legislature passed last year that would have allowed Californians to opt out of all data brokers with a single click.
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
June 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gavin Newsom vetoed a data broker privacy bill that our legislature passed last year that would have allowed Californians to opt out of all data brokers with a single click.
Looks like Musk-rats in Treasury are NOT “read-only,” but can manipulate data, steal data, and leave back doors. Your privacy gone.
February 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Looks like Musk-rats in Treasury are NOT “read-only,” but can manipulate data, steal data, and leave back doors. Your privacy gone.
AOC: Companies like Palantir are mining endlessly the data and privacy of the American people—keeping track of everything that they say and do. And sending it to a militarized government.
March 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
AOC: Companies like Palantir are mining endlessly the data and privacy of the American people—keeping track of everything that they say and do. And sending it to a militarized government.
This is why data privacy is a civil rights issue
I'm sorry, I thought there were "tens of millions" (or whatever they claimed) violent criminals all over. But ICE needs medical bills to find them? It's almost like they were lying. Something isn't adding up...
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ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets
The database, called ISO ClaimSearch, is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.
www.404media.co
July 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is why data privacy is a civil rights issue
Tastes like hypocrisy www.politico.com/live-updates...
GOP privacy hawks brush off concerns about DOGE data dives
Republicans who have spent years railing against government intrusion on Americans' privacy are defending the latest DOGE efforts to access IRS data.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Tastes like hypocrisy www.politico.com/live-updates...
Massive win for data privacy this morning
NEWS: Wyden, Cloud Secure Major Privacy Victory as ATF Cancels Warrantless Location Data Contract
Wyden, Cloud Secure Major Privacy Victory as ATF Cancels Warrantless Location Data Contract | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
June 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Massive win for data privacy this morning
nothing says "we care about your privacy" more than sharing your data with 222 partners
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
nothing says "we care about your privacy" more than sharing your data with 222 partners
This data privacy training could be improved by making it take place in Hypnospace Outlaw.
Use the moderator tools to select data privacy breaches!
Use the moderator tools to select data privacy breaches!
June 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This data privacy training could be improved by making it take place in Hypnospace Outlaw.
Use the moderator tools to select data privacy breaches!
Use the moderator tools to select data privacy breaches!
I want data privacy for all Americans.
I don’t want TikTok, Meta, or X to have my digital data.
I don’t want Elon Musk to have my social security data.
We deserve data privacy.
I don’t want TikTok, Meta, or X to have my digital data.
I don’t want Elon Musk to have my social security data.
We deserve data privacy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I want data privacy for all Americans.
I don’t want TikTok, Meta, or X to have my digital data.
I don’t want Elon Musk to have my social security data.
We deserve data privacy.
I don’t want TikTok, Meta, or X to have my digital data.
I don’t want Elon Musk to have my social security data.
We deserve data privacy.
The federal government has intense limits on data sharing in order to protect privacy. Sharing IRS tax data to another part of government *requires an act of Congress.*
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The federal government has intense limits on data sharing in order to protect privacy. Sharing IRS tax data to another part of government *requires an act of Congress.*
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
In a groundbreaking move, Massachusetts has taken a stand against data brokers by allowing residents to sue if their location data is misused. Could this reshape privacy laws across the U.S. and protect vulnerable communities? 🔍
Massachusetts bans selling mobile location data and allows citizens to sue tech companies - Sinaptica
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved on June 5, 2026, the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, one of the strongest data privacy laws propose
sinapti.ca
June 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In a groundbreaking move, Massachusetts has taken a stand against data brokers by allowing residents to sue if their location data is misused. Could this reshape privacy laws across the U.S. and protect vulnerable communities? 🔍
How about instead of this they pass a national data privacy law that every other first-world country has.
Congress just sent a bill to Joe Biden's desk that could ban TikTok — and lawmakers hope it's just the start of a broader social media crackdown
Lawmakers Hope TikTok Is Just The Start Of Push To Rein In Social Media Harms
Legislators in Congress have introduced a bunch of proposals for addressing online harms, but it’s not clear if they’ll move.
www.huffpost.com
April 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM
How about instead of this they pass a national data privacy law that every other first-world country has.
NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.
“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies. n.pr/4ikyjk9
Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.
n.pr
August 20, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies. n.pr/4ikyjk9
SCOOP: The CDC is planning to move information on cases of diseases like measles and polio to a data system managed by Palantir, raising concerns about patient privacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
SCOOP: The CDC is planning to move information on cases of diseases like measles and polio to a data system managed by Palantir, raising concerns about patient privacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
As the Senate’s resident privacy hawk I have to recommend against giving Donald Trump your most sensitive health data
The company owned by the family of the President of the United States is getting into the mobile phone business.
In September, the Trump Org will launch Trump Mobile, offering a $499 smartphone with a $47.45/month plan & a "Telehealth & Pharmacy Benefit.”
In September, the Trump Org will launch Trump Mobile, offering a $499 smartphone with a $47.45/month plan & a "Telehealth & Pharmacy Benefit.”
Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone
President Donald Trump and his businesses have rolled out numerous products during his political career, including watches, sneakers and Bibles.
www.cnbc.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As the Senate’s resident privacy hawk I have to recommend against giving Donald Trump your most sensitive health data
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September 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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The Irish data privacy authority fined Google €403 million today over how it has been gathering location data from users.
Google hit with €403M privacy fine over handling of user location data
The tech giant infringed the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
www.politico.eu
September 21, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The Irish data privacy authority fined Google €403 million today over how it has been gathering location data from users.
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These peaceful observers I spoke to had ICE show up at their homes in what they see as attempts at intimidation. ICE has somehow been accessing Minnesotans' private data in likely violation of state law, according to privacy advocates.
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Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
These peaceful observers I spoke to had ICE show up at their homes in what they see as attempts at intimidation. ICE has somehow been accessing Minnesotans' private data in likely violation of state law, according to privacy advocates.
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Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
