ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use
5 days ago
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- ICE is surveying the ad tech market for location data and analytics tools to support investigations.
- The RFI seeks information on 'Ad Tech compliant' services for criminal, civil, and administrative cases.
- ICE is interested in live demonstrations of operational platforms that can analyze and visualize data.
- The agency aims to leverage commercial data streams without building its own surveillance tools.
- Privacy concerns are acknowledged, but the RFI lacks specifics on safeguards or legal oversight.
- Ad tech data, often anonymized, can be reidentified, making it valuable for investigations.
- ICE's approach mirrors past strategies of adopting surveillance tech through incremental steps.
- The RFI highlights tensions between industry privacy norms and law enforcement needs.
- Oversight mechanisms lag behind the rapid adoption of commercial surveillance tools by agencies.