Immigration enforcement explores buying ad data to target immigrants, sparking industry alarm
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Alfred Ng
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Summary
The article reports on U.S. immigration enforcement agencies exploring the purchase of digital advertising data to identify and target immigrants. Industry insiders and adtech trade groups express alarm, fearing that people's everyday internet and social media interactions could be weaponized for immigration enforcement. The piece highlights the ethical debate surrounding businesses that collect and sell personal data, and the potential for public backlash leading to new regulations.
Key quotes
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It makes me very, very nervous about how people's day-to-day use of the internet or their interactions with social media turn into being targeted. That's terrifying.
The adtech industry's leading trade groups also expressed concern — partly out of fear that a public backlash could lead to regulations that...
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