Forbes

Harvard, Others Saving Data As Trump’s Team Scrubs Federal Webpages

A number of organizations, including Harvard University, have begun taking steps to preserve data files and other information as the Trump administration continues its sweeping purge of federal ...
The Hill

Why the government’s subversion of data is so dangerous

In any stable democracy, trust in government data is critical. Without such freely shared and reliable information, it is impossible to assess the condition of the nation, what changes are necessary ...
The New York Times

Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.

Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts. By Emily Badger and Sheera Frenkel The federal government knows your mother’s maiden ...
The Hill

Government data is disappearing before our eyes

A battle is being waged in the quiet corners of government websites and data repositories. Essential public records are disappearing and, with them, Americans’ ability to hold those in power ...
Marketplace

With Trump taking aim at government economic data, what other sources can businesses turn to?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics remains without a permanent leader. President Donald Trump fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug. 1, and claimed that the monthly jobs numbers were “rigged” to make ...
Morningstar

Government shutdown leaves investors in a data void. Here's how they get around it.

Job postings and other data points are gleaned by alternative-data firms. It's no-jobs Friday, thanks to the federal government shutdown robbing investors of what's often the most closely watched ...
The Conversation

Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

People rely on data from federal agencies every day – often without realizing it. Rural residents use groundwater level data from the U.S. geological survey’s National Water Information System to ...
Wired

DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants

Operatives from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are building a master database at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that could track and surveil undocumented ...

Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports

A data breach involving government-issued ID documents affects over three million people in Texas.
Business Insider

As the government shutdown drags on, company earnings may give a clue about how the economy is faring

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This week, America will get an off-brand clue of how the economy is faring as earnings season heats up ...
TechCrunch

The government can’t seize your data — but it can buy it

When the Biden administration proposed new protections earlier this month to prevent law enforcement from demanding reproductive healthcare data from companies, they took a critical first step in ...