The Network · 2026-02-28 13:27:38 · ai
WhisperX has uncovered evidence of a significant data breach impacting multiple Portuguese government digital service platforms, which has been largely concealed from public disclosure. The compromise, believed to have occurred several months ago, exposed sensitive personal information of citizens, including identity d...
The Network · 2026-03-30 10:26:58 · Wired
The Internal Revenue Service is piloting a powerful new tool from data-mining giant Palantir to identify which taxpayers to audit. Internal documents reviewed by Wired reveal the agency is testing Palantir's software to surface "highest-value" audit and investigation targets by sifting through a complex maze of its own...
The Network · 2026-04-08 09:56:57 · KFF Health News
The Trump administration is quietly moving to acquire an unprecedented, sweeping database of sensitive medical information on millions of federal employees, retirees, and their families. A brief regulatory notice from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes a dramatic expansion of its data collection, grantin...
The Network · 2026-04-10 18:52:37 · KFF Health News
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is moving to collect the sensitive, personally identifiable medical and pharmaceutical claims data of millions of federal employees, retirees, and their families. This under-the-radar proposal, detailed in a December notice, would grant OPM access to detailed health informa...
The Network · 2026-04-20 13:22:53 · Hacker News
A federal judge has delivered a significant blow to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, ruling in favor of the creators of a public ICE operations tracker. The court sided with the activists on First Amendment grounds, rejecting the government's attempt to compel the disclosure of their s...
The Network · 2026-04-21 09:52:34 · KFF Health News
Democratic lawmakers are demanding the Trump administration immediately halt a sweeping plan to collect the sensitive medical records of millions of federal employees, retirees, and their families. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has requested detailed monthly claims data from 65 insurance companies, a move th...