70 US Lawmakers Demand Probe Into ICE's Data Purchases

Democratic Lawmakers Demand Probe Into DHS Warrantless Location Tracking

“Location data is extremely sensitive, and can reveal someone’s religion, their political views, medical conditions, addictions, and with whom they spend time."

Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases under scrutiny by Democrats

More than 70 Democrats in the House and Senate are pushing the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general to open a new investigation into the agency’s “warrantless purchases of Americans’ location data.”  In a letter sent Tuesday, the lawmakers tasked IG Joseph Cuffari with investigating whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing illegally obtained location data about Americans, how that data has been used, whether audit…

Oregon's Ron Wyden and other democrats demand DHS data probe

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, along with other Democrats, is pushing for a new investigation into the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) handling of Americans' location data.

70 US lawmakers demand probe into ICE's data purchases

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