American Panopticon
Briefly

The article outlines how the Trump administration is consolidating data from various federal agencies, creating a complex web of surveillance capabilities. As agencies like the IRS, Department of Labor, and Homeland Security gather extensive information on American citizens, experts express concern over this trend towards centralization and data collection. The erosion of historical legal protections exacerbates fears of a surveillance state, driven by a new phase of the administration's agenda that could threaten privacy and civil liberties.
The Trump administration’s approach to data collection raises alarms among experts, as the integration of sensitive information across agencies threatens citizens' privacy and civil liberties.
Historically, laws have safeguarded the data collected by various agencies, but recent trends show a systematic erosion of these protections under the guise of efficiency.
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