Utility companies stop sharing data with ICE
December 14, 2021
A national group of utility companies stopped sharing data it collects on millions of Americans with ICE. Previously, Private data from The National Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange would give sensitive information from cable, phone, and power bills to Equifax, which then sold the data to databases used by government agencies, including ICE. The private data included names, addresses, and social security numbers of American citizens. Senator Ron Wyden has pushed to end the sale of the data.
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https://thehill.com/policy/technology/584944-major-utilities-agree-to-stop-sharing-data-with-ice