Sam Biddle reports: The popular legal research and data brokerage firm LexisNexis signed a $16.8 million contract to sell information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to documents shared with The Intercept. The deal is already drawing fire from critics and comes less than two years after the company downplayed its ties to ICE, claiming…
Category: Govt
Eighth Circuit Orders New Trial for Unauthorized Data Access Under Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
Christina Lamoureux of Squire Patton Bogg writes: Driver’s licenses have been in the news quite a bit recently – and not just because of Olivia Rodrigo’s hit single. The Eighth Circuit recently ordered a new trial in a litigation involving alleged violations of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act in a decision implicating important principles of…
Pasco County’s Sheriff Must End Its Targeted Child Harassment Program – EFF
Matthew Guariglia writes about a program previously noted on this blog as public awareness grows: In September 2020, the Tampa Bay Times revealed a destructive “data-driven” policing program run by the Pasco County, Florida Sheriff’s Office. The program is misleadingly called “Intelligence-Led Policing” (ILP), but in reality, it’s nothing more than targeted child harassment by police. Young people’s school grades…
ICE Investigators Use Private Database Covering Millions of Individuals to Pursue Immigration Violations
Raymond G. Lahoud of Norris McLaughlin writes: According to Georgetown Law researchers, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have bought private data containing millions of individuals’ phone, water, electricity, and other utility records. ICE will use these records to pursue immigration violations. ICE’s use of this private data shows how government agencies exploit commercial data…