Dossier
Latanya Sweeney
Coverage of Latanya Sweeney in the Nexus archive.
- If the vote you rocked, your personal info can be grokked
Voter data can be used against individuals by cross-referencing public records and social media posts, allowing foreign intelligence services, employers, and identity fraud rings to identify and target specific people. Research has shown that most of the US population can be identified with just three anonymous data points. This information can be combined with other data sets to make identification easier.