Post #4151777
2026-07-28 00:28 UTC
DHS plans to pay Thomson Reuters, the company behind the Reuters news agency, $125 million for data on millions of people, including Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation. Procurement records reviewed by 404 Media say the deal would let ICE monitor people continuously, justified as a hunt for voter fraud and immigration fraud. https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/
Replies (4)
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@Bfordham@infosec.exchange 2026-07-28 01:26
@austinkocher@mastodon.social kinda makes you wonder if it falls under immigration or customs? Or just private army?
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@LibraryJRP@mastodon.social 2026-07-28 00:45
RE: https://mastodon.social/@austinkocher/116994767681958216 @austinkocher@mastodon.social What the holy f@$&? Nothing like pointlessly spending taxpayer money by the hundreds of millions!
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@tantramar@zeroes.ca 2026-07-28 01:35
@austinkocher@mastodon.social Um, why does Thomson Reuters have said data in the first place?
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@xs4me2@mastodon.social 2026-07-28 03:28
@austinkocher@mastodon.social ICE are Trump’s own private army… setup to exactly do what Trump intends to do in November…