How data is building a smarter, safer, more predictable Seattle

Today, we’re entering an era in which data is now the next major competitive differentiator across every industry in the ...
CBS 58

'We're on the right course': Vision Zero data show traffic deaths are down in Milwaukee

New data show traffic deaths are down in Milwaukee for the third year in a row.City leaders attribute that positive trend to a multitude of changes aimed at slowing down drivers, ...
FedScoop

Federal officials tap open-source standard to improve GenAI access to public data

As more and more Americans turn to generative AI tools to answer their questions, federal officials are working to ensure that third-party chatbots can more easily rely on public data to inform ...
TechCrunch

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a US data center

As snowstorms pelted the U.S. on Sunday, TikTok users reported widespread issues with the app, like problems loading comments or unexpected behavior from the For You page algorithm. For some users, ...
Democracy Now

Attorney General Bondi Demands Access to Minnesota’s Voter Rolls and Welfare Data

Attorney General Pam Bondi is demanding access to Minnesota’s voter rolls and welfare data in exchange for pulling ICE out of the state. In a letter sent to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz just hours ...
Los Angeles Times

Feds now admit DOGE accessed personal data at Social Security, jeopardizing your privacy

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The government denied that DOGE had misused private data held by Social Security. Now it admits staffers did ...
Bleeping Computer

Prevent cloud data leaks with Microsoft 365 access reviews

Microsoft 365 makes sharing so convenient it can quickly get out of control. Most organizations have no idea what their users are sharing or with whom, putting company data at risk. Learn how to ...
Aclu.org

DHS is Circumventing Constitution by Buying Data It Would Normally Need a Warrant to Access

The Fourth Amendment generally requires the government to get a warrant before searching your private information, but government agencies are circumventing the intent of the Constitution by simply ...
komonews

ICE access to personal driver data resulted in 9 immigration arrests, UW report finds

SEATTLE — A new report found that the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) shared drivers' personal data with federal immigration enforcement agencies (ICE), using a system administered by ...
Business Wire

NTT Research Announces Quantum-Secure Zero Trust Data Security Suite

NTT Research’s new Zero Trust Data Security (ZTDS) Suite, powered by attribute-based encryption (ABE), provides protection at the data level, addressing key challenges associated with Zero Trust ...
The Hill

Democrats urge states ‘to block ICE’s access’ to driver data

Dozens of congressional Democrats in a series of letters on Wednesday urged states across the country to “block” Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) access to driver data. “We write to alert ...