Trump’s immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next.

Trump’s immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next.

The trillion-dollar industry that amasses and shares troves of Americans’ information is confronting a new ethical quandary — the Trump administration’s interest in wielding this data to potentially further its sweeping immigration agenda. Immigration and Customs Enforcement published a request for information in January seeking input on how “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech providers can directly support investigations,” a request that came as t…

ICE Seeks To Purchase Web Browsing And Ad Data

Politico reports: The trillion-dollar industry that amasses and shares troves of Americans’ information is confronting a new ethical quandary — the Trump administration’s interest in wielding this data to potentially further its sweeping immigration agenda. ICE published a request for information seeking input on how “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech providers can directly support investigations,” a request that came as the administration was pur…

'It's very shocking': ICE pursuing 'terrifying' new front for targeting immigrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is eyeing a new way to target immigrants, which is raising red flags, according to a new report.ICE is requesting more information on how to acquire data from digital advertisers, which could include information such as social media use, purchases, and web b...