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The Trump administration's push to rapidly amass sensitive personal information about hundreds of millions of people living in the U.S. is extending to a rich new vein of information: troves of databases run by states. In some instances, the data could be leveraged to enhance the federal government's immigration enforcement efforts — a break with longstanding norms and practices that also raises legal questions.

"Every week we're seeing new examples of this administration demanding or sharing sensitive government data for unprecedented uses," said Nicole Schneidman, who heads the technology and data governance team at Protect Democracy, a non-profit legal center that describes its mission as "defeating the authoritarian threat."

Schneidman said Americans should understand "the data that they have entrusted to state governments right now is truly a target."

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[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 1 points 48 minutes ago

If Biden did this, the magas would have tried to overthrow the government again.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

fascism in progress

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

It also means things like a registry of autistic and ADHD people.

Understand where we are fellow USians, whatever you have FIGHT WITH IT NOW.

Also the centrists working for these agencies are committing manslaughter by handing over this data instead of destroying it in any way they can. If you are one of these people understand once the consequences for your complacency and conformance kick in it will rob you of a restful nights sleep for the rest of your life.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yankees, the original term is Yankees.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

fair, under that name I am a Swamp Yankee tho

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

Honestly we’re not USians anymore. Maybe just statizens.