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From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

  • Written by Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University
From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillanceImmigration enforcement is a key justification for repurposing government data.Photo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images

A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive data flowing out of the agency’s network in early March 2025 when staffers from the...

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