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Ottawa proposes making it easier to share personal data among government
In a new policy paper, the government proposes allowing federal agencies to reuse and share personal data, without consent, if it improves services or programs.
#Canada #Politics #PersonalData #Privacy
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757417/canada-personal-data-privacy-act-changes/

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 25

Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties. “The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media ‌companies to remove or suppress speech, ending a high-profile lawsuit that reached ‌the U.S. Supreme Court when Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden was president.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/25/reuters-us-settles-social-media-censorship-case-bars-agencies-from-threatening-penalties/

Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties

Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties. “The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pres…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Winbuzzer Feb 25

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/25/openai-persona-secret-government-surveillance-watchlist-exposed-xcxwbn/

Leaked Code Reveals OpenAI's Secret Government Surveillance Network

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Privacy #Surveillance #MassSurveillance #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #Security #GovernmentAgencies #IdentityVerification

Winbuzzer Feb 11

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/11/aclu-eff-urge-big-tech-to-resist-dhs-data-subpoenas-xcxwbn/

ACLU, EFF Urge Big Tech to Resist DHS Data Subpoenas

#DHS #EFF #ACLU #ICE #BigTech #Google #MetaInc #USGovernment #GovernmentAgencies #DataPrivacy #Surveillance #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights

Winbuzzer Feb 7

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/07/dhs-deployed-ice-facial-recognition-without-privacy-assessments-xcxwbn/

DHS Deployed ICE Facial Recognition Without Privacy Assessments

#AI #ICE #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #Privacy #AIEthics #Biometrics #MassSurveillance #DHS #AIRegulation #USGovernment #GovernmentAgencies

Winbuzzer Jan 30

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/30/ice-palantir-openai-immigration-enforcement-ai-tools-xcxwbn/

ICE Deploys Palantir, OpenAI Tools for Immigration Enforcement

#ICE #AI #OpenAI #Palantir #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #USGovernment #GovernmentAgencies #AIEthics #DataPrivacy #Biometrics

N-gated Hacker News Jan 9

SendGrid's latest #email campaign: shocking revelations from the inbox of someone who finally used their email service for something other than ignoring error notifications. 🤯 Apparently, #SendGrid is prepping to become the official sponsor of controversial government agencies—because...why not? 🙄
https://fredbenenson.com/blog/2026/01/09/why-is-sendgrid-emailing-me-about-supporting-ice/ #Campaign #Controversy #EmailMarketing #GovernmentAgencies #ShockingRevelations #HackerNews #ngated

Why is SendGrid emailing me about supporting ICE?

For the past several months, I’ve been receiving and then ignoring a steady stream of concerning emails from Sendgrid, the popular email delivery service owned by Twilio that I use for sendin…

Trending Stocks 📈Jan 6

Inside Job: Daycare Fraud Exposed - Nick Shirley on All In Podcast

#governmentagencies #daycares

eicker.news ᳇ tech news Dec 16

The #Trump administration is launching the #UnitedStates #TechForce to recruit 1,000 #technologists for #twoyearstints in #governmentagencies. The programme, which aims to modernise #government and win the global #AIrace, will involve private sector companies allowing employees to take temporary government roles. https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/trump-admin-launches-us-tech-force-recruit-temporary-workers-after-shedding-thousands-year/410159/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year

Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.

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