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CTV News
5 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
OTTAWA — An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to 'roll out a welcome mat' for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities. Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto say they want the federal government to reveal more about the information-sharing implications of the bill due to a possible risk to human rights. A preliminary Citizen Lab analysis of the bill also raises questions about how any new information-sharing plans would comply with Canada's policy on tabling treaties in Parliament. The analysis released today notes the legislation refers to the potential for agreements or arrangements with a foreign state. The bill also mentions the possibility that people in Canada may be compelled to disclose information by the laws of a foreign state. The government says the legislation is intended to keep borders secure, fight transnational organized crime, stop the flow of deadly fentanyl and crack down on money laundering. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 16, 2025 Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
Zawya
6 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Meta appoints Arun Srinivas as India head
Meta Platforms said on Monday that Arun Srinivas has been appointed as the managing director and head for Meta in India, effective July 1. Srinivas currently heads the tech giant's India ads business, according to his LinkedIn profile. His appointment comes at a time when Meta and Indian authorities have locked horns regarding allegations of the tech firm's anti-competitive practices in the country. In November, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had fined the company over antitrust violations and restricted popular messaging platform WhatsApp - which Meta owns - from sharing user data with other Meta-owned applications for advertising purposes for a period of five years. Meta had disagreed with the CCI's order and had warned of a hit to its business. It won a major relief earlier this year when an Indian tribunal temporarily suspended the five-year data sharing ban. (Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal and Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
Malay Mail
07-06-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Malaysia to host 23rd Asean Statistics Working Group Meeting on June 10-11, aims to advance regional data-sharing initiatives
PUTRAJAYA, June 7 — In line with Malaysia's Asean Chairmanship 2025, the 23rd Meeting of the Asean Working Group on Data Sharing, Analysis, Dissemination and Communication of Statistics (WGDSA23) will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 10-11) in Putrajaya. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), through its social media posting today, said the WGDSA23 aims to discuss, among others, the enhancement of Asean data sharing, analysis, dissemination and communication of statistics by strengthening data availability and quality. The two-day meeting will also address the implementation of the WGDSA work plan and partnership between Asean Member States (AMS) in implementing the Asean-Help-Asean Framework (AHAF). More details can be accessed via the DOSM Facebook page, or via X DOSM: — Bernama
South China Morning Post
13-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
As easy as ABC? How Pakistan unified radars, jets and warning aircraft against India
An advanced 'ABC' data sharing system made all the difference in Pakistan's hostilities against Indian forces last week, upending combat conventions, according to a Chinese defence industry newspaper. Advertisement In a report on Monday, China Space News said the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) deployed a 'locked by A, launched by B, guided by C' combat system, integrating ground radars with fighter jets, and airborne warning aircraft. Unlike traditional air combat, where a single jet handles detection and missile guidance, Pakistan's approach shared real-time data. First, ground systems locked onto targets, then patrol jets launched missiles from safe distances, and finally airborne warning and control systems (Awacs) seamlessly guided the ordnance to its mark, according to the report. The system was used against the Indian Air Force, which the Pakistani military said last week led to the loss of five Indian aircraft Advertisement China Space News is published by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation – key developers of China's missile and air defence systems.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Federal judge won't block Trump's plan to use IRS data to track down undocumented migrants
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen here in Washington, DC, on February 20. (Kent Nishimura/Reuters via CNN Newsource). A federal judge won't block a controversial Trump administration initiative to share highly sensitive taxpayer information with federal immigration authorities in hopes of tracking down undocumented immigrants and quickly deporting them out of the country. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Monday rejected arguments from several immigrant-rights groups, that claimed the data-sharing agreement between the Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated taxpayer confidentiality laws. The decision is a victory for President Donald Trump and his immigration agenda. Trump administration officials argued that greater cooperation between the IRS and ICE will protect Americans by kicking out potentially dangerous immigrants who came to the country illegally. CNN has reached out for comment to the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security. Friedrich was appointed by Trump in 2017 during the president's first term. The immigrant-rights groups that filed the case could now appeal her ruling to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The data-sharing deal allows DHS, which oversees ICE, to ask the IRS to confirm home addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants who are suspected of defying deportation orders. The deal was pushed through in early April over the objections of several top career IRS officials, who refused to sign it because of legal concerns. Those concerns stemmed from the fact that federal laws strictly limit when the IRS can share taxpayer information with other agencies. The IRS can share data to aid criminal investigations, but the tax agency can't share data solely to facilitate deportations, which are a civil matter. The judge concluded in her Monday ruling that the Trump administration crafted the data-sharing deal carefully enough to – at least on its face – comply with the law. The Justice Department has argued that requests for private data will only target people under criminal investigation for illegally defying deportation orders. The immigrant groups have argued this is a thinly veiled pretext to get around the law. 'Requesting and receiving information for civil enforcement purposes would constitute a cognizable injury, but none of the organizations have established that such an injury is imminent,' Friedrich wrote, adding. 'The Memorandum only allows sharing information for criminal investigations … On this limited record, the Court cannot assume that DHS intends to use the shared information to facilitate civil rather than criminal proceedings.' An attorney for the groups that sued the Trump administration, Alan Morrison, said he was disappointed with the ruling but considering an appeal and additional litigation. The judge 'made it clear that DHS and IRS must comply strictly with the limited exception on which they relied,' Morrison said in a statement. 'So far, DHS has not made formal requests for taxpayer data, and plaintiffs will be keeping a close watch to be sure that the defendants carry out their promises to follow the law and not use the exception for unlawful purposes.' For decades, undocumented immigrants have been encouraged to register with the IRS and pay the federal taxes they owe – and have been assured their private identifying information will remain private. The Trump administration's attempt to eliminate this firewall has spurred panic in immigrant communities and has led some undocumented migrants to pull back from filing their federal taxes this year. CNN recently reported that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is building a master database with data from the IRS, the Social Security Administration and other agencies to streamline immigration enforcement. A spokesperson for the Treasury Department, which oversees the IRS, insisted late last month that taxpayer data is not 'being inappropriately shared across government agencies.' At a court hearing last month, Friedrich scrutinized the data-sharing deal and questioned whether the Trump administration concocted a pretext so the arrangement would pass legal muster. But she also pressed the immigrant-rights groups that filed the case, challenging them to show evidence that the Trump administration intended to violate taxpayer privacy laws. 'At its core, this case presents a narrow legal issue: Does the Memorandum of Understanding between the IRS and DHS violate the Internal Revenue Code? It does not,' Friedrich wrote Monday in her ruling. 'The plain language of (the federal tax code) mandates disclosure under the specific circumstances and preconditions outlined in the (IRS-ICE agreement).' This story has been updated with additional details. By Marshall Cohen, CNN
