Thursday, August 21, 2025
More than 2.8m people in US identify as trans, including 724,000 youth, data shows
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Justice Department investigating D.C. police over alleged fake crime data - The Washington Post
Monday, August 11, 2025
IRS commissioner’s removal reportedly over clash on undocumented immigrant data
Trump removed Billy Long from post months after agency said it couldn't release information on some taxpayers…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/billy-long-irs-removal-immigrant-data-trump
Friday, August 8, 2025
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
After the White House hid spending data, judge orders Team Trump to follow the law
In our system of government, it shouldn't be necessary for a federal court to tell the White House "to stop violating the law." And yet, here we are...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Supreme Court allows DOGE to access Social Security data
The dispute concerns efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency, largely led by Elon Musk, to access sensitive data, including Social Security numbers...
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
The Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats | WIRED
A new analysis of TM Signal's source code appears to show that the app sends users' message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app...
https://www.wired.com/story/tm-signal-telemessage-plaintext-message-archive/
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Trump administration loses appeal of DOGE Social Security restraining order
Per the order issued by a federal judge last month, DOGE and its affiliates cannot access agency systems with personally identifiable information and must delete any such data in their possession...
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings
With this access, the Doge employees now have visibility into sensitive employee information, like social security numbers, and are able to more easily hire and fire federal workers, according to the Times, citing the two people with knowledge who spoke with the newspaper on condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution.
Meanwhile, Tyler Hassan, the recently named interior department's acting assistant secretary of policy, management and budget and a former Doge employee, reportedly placed two of the IT officials who had resisted the Doge employees on administrative leave and under investigation for their "workplace behavior", according to the two sources...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/doge-musk-federal-payroll-system
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
What court docs reveal about DOGE access to sensitive data : NPR
New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems...
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5345708/doge-data-access-labor-cfpb-hhs
Thursday, March 27, 2025
How to protect your phone and data privacy at the US border | US immigration | The Guardian
With reports of people being turned away at airports over messages found on devices, here's what to do to minimize risks…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/26/phone-search-privacy-us-border-immigration
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Republican files article of impeachment against judge who ordered agencies to restore scrubbed data
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Misleading Ice data ‘laying groundwork’ for mass deportations, advocates say
The recent arrest data from Ice does not say where the arrests took place, or how many people the federal agents arrested had prior convictions, data points necessary to understand whether the administration is actually arresting the so-called worst first...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/trump-ice-deportation-data