Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) seeks to utilize data mining software from Palantir, founded by Peter Thiel, to create a centralized database aimed at expediting immigrant deportations. This initiative, supported by various government sources, will compile sensitive data from agencies like the IRS and DHS to quickly identify and detain undocumented individuals. This development has raised significant privacy concerns, with experts and former officials warning of potential violations of privacy laws and depicting the database as a 'deportation machine.'
"They're going to take the information we already have and put it into a system. It will be able to rapidly queue information. Everyone is converting to Palantir."
"If they are designing a deportation machine, they will be able to do that."
"A pattern of technical malfeasance has emerged, showing these DOGE staffers are not abiding by our nation's privacy and cybersecurity laws and their actions are more in line with tactics used by adversaries."
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