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IRS Wants to Buy Internet Mass Monitoring Tool
The U.S. military and FBI have previously bought access to netflow data from a company called Team Cymru. Now the IRS wants to buy products from the company too.
Here is the FBI’s Contract to Buy Mass Internet Data
The FBI previously purchased access to "netflow" data, which a company called Team Cymru obtains from ISPs. Team Cymru then sells it to the government.
Immigration Advocates Urge DHS to Drop ICE's LexisNexis Contract
ICE has queried LexisNexis' data more than a million times, and leadership encouraged officials to use the tool for finding non-citizens.
LexisNexis 'Virtual Crime Center' Makes Millions Selling to the Government
Procurement records and documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests highlight LexisNexis' often overlooked business of selling data to the government.
The Data Broker Tracking Abortion Clinic Visits Is Also Selling to the CDC
There’s a robust market for your data and SafeGraph will sell to anyone who asks.
Law Enforcement Seizes RaidForums, One of the Most Important Hacking Sites
RaidForums started as a very low-level dumping ground for hackers. Over the years it morphed into the nexus for plenty of high profile breaches.
The ‘Giant Data Ingestion Machine’ That Can Help Cities Meet Climate Goals
Cities around the world have set ambitious targets to reduce emissions. But the first step for most of them is to actually figure out how much they’re emitting in the first place.
Someone Scraped Massive Bank of Personal Data Used by Private Investigators
The scrape shows that databases such as TransUnion’s TLO can leak out beyond the initial creator’s control.
This 3D Map of the Undersea Cables Connecting the Globe is Mesmerizing
A world of information is thrumming through miles of cables laying on the ocean floor. This map will show you where they are.
Amazon to Monitor Customer Service Workers’ Keyboard and Mouse Strokes
An internal document also mentions cases where imposters have stolen Amazon customer data.
'It's Bad Design On Purpose' – Why Website Cookie Banners Look Like That
I rejected cookies for three days straight, and learned that while websites might say they "value your privacy", there are darker motives at play.
What We Know—and Don’t—About the CDC’s New COVID Delta Variant Data
Yes, vaccinated people were infected with COVID, but that doesn’t mean vaccines don’t work.