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DOJ voter data power grab: key privacy officer resigns as department prepares to share Americans’ SSNs and driver’s licenses with DHS
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division privacy officer, Kilian Kagle, has resigned as his department prepares to hand over sensitive voter data — including partial Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers — to DHS, in what legal experts are calling a likely violation of the Privacy Act.The Justice Department has already collected voter rolls from 17 mostly Republican-led states and is planning to run the data through DHS’s SAVE system to identify noncitizens and deceased registrants, without issuing any public privacy notices.A law professor who served in the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division told NPR that each of the 17 state voter rolls collected so far represents “a criminal violation” of the Privacy Act.
2026-04-03 22:30:00
eToro wins New York BitLicense, expands crypto access to 48 US states
eToro has secured both a New York BitLicense and a money transmission license, opening its crypto platform to residents of New York.The approvals mean eToro now offers cryptocurrency trading in 48 US states, following a $1.5 million settlement with the SEC in 2024.The company calls New York “the heart of the financial markets” and frames the move as a strategic milestone in its US expansion.
2026-04-01 21:00:00
