ICE data-broker contract raises voter-data and immigration-surveillance questions
404 Media and Wired report that ICE plans a five-year Thomson Reuters data contract worth up to $125 million for tools tied to voter-fraud, immigration-fraud and child-sponsor checks, drawing privacy and oversight concerns. (sources: Wired Politics, theguardian, 404 Media)
ICE plans to pay Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to a database aimed at detecting immigration fraud. This agreement has led to calls from Canadian political leaders to block the deal due to concerns over data privacy.
- ICE will use Thomson Reuters' database to identify cases of immigration fraud.
- The contract is valued at $125 million.
- A Canadian opposition party leader has urged the government to intervene and block the data-sharing agreement.
Why it matters
The contract raises questions about the intersection of immigration enforcement and data privacy, particularly regarding the use of personal information.
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