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Briefing: The Justice Department plans to share sensitive voter data with Homeland Security

Strategic angle: The Justice Department has sought voter data from states and plans to share it with Homeland Security for a citizenship check.

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Updated 15 days ago
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The Justice Department is in the process of gathering voter data from various states, which will subsequently be shared with the Department of Homeland Security.

This data sharing initiative is aimed at implementing a citizenship verification process, leveraging a controversial tool designed for this purpose.

The implications of this data exchange could affect the architecture of voter verification systems and raise concerns about data privacy and security.