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ICE considered using Palantir-supported tool for voter fraud probe

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) considered using a tool called ELITE, which is supported by Palantir, to investigate potential voter fraud. Documents acquired by Democracy Forward revealed that ICE explored inputting voter roll data into ELITE, a system typically employed for identifying individuals for deportation. This potential use of the tool for voter fraud investigations has raised concerns. AI

IMPACT This instance highlights the potential misuse of data analysis tools for purposes beyond their original design, raising questions about surveillance and data privacy.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the use of a specific tool by a government agency, which falls under the 'tool' category.

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ICE considered using Palantir-supported tool for voter fraud probe

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 ICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter Fraud Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter ro

    📰 ICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter Fraud Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: ht…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/ice-emails-discuss-usin… web.archive.org

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