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Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn
Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn Three Democratic senators (Chuck Schumer, Maria Cantwell, and Ed Markey) are warning that neurotech companies are selling users’ brain data without proper regulation. The senators are calling for an investigation into the handling of user data by neurotechnology companies and tighter regulations on their data-sharing policies. […]
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From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance
From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance The US government is quietly repurposing personal data for surveillance through various means, including executive orders and public-private partnerships. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been granted access to sensitive databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service, and is […]
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House Democrats: DOGE is building a ‘master database’ of Americans’ sensitive information
House Democrats: DOGE is building a ‘master database’ of Americans’ sensitive information House Democrats are investigating DOGE (a government entity created by Elon Musk to reduce federal spending) for allegedly building a “cross-agency master database” of sensitive personal information, including data from the IRS, SSA, and voting records. The database would combine personal data from […]
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