01Surveillance State
Data brokers: a call for transparency and accountability
Federal Trade Commission · Regulatory report
The FTC documented structural transparency and control problems in the data broker industry.
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Evidence library
Sixty reviewed routes into the public record behind The Truth Files. Filter by subject, search the index, then open the original source—not a rewritten summary pretending to be evidence.
60 sources
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This library replaces four overlapping sourcebook Pages. It keeps the useful part—the reviewed source routes—while removing four extra essays readers had to understand before reaching the evidence. Confidence labels describe how each source is used; they do not certify every claim made by the publisher.
02Surveillance State
Cfpb proposes rule to stop data brokers from selling sensitive personal data to scammers, stalkers, and spies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · Proposed rule announcement
The CFPB proposed treating certain data broker sales of sensitive consumer information as covered by FCRA obligations.
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Ftc finalizes order with x-mode and successor outlogic prohibiting it from sharing or selling sensitive location data
Federal Trade Commission · Enforcement action
The FTC finalized an order prohibiting X-Mode/Outlogic from selling or sharing sensitive location data.
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Ftc finalizes order banning mobilewalla from selling sensitive location data
Federal Trade Commission · Enforcement action
The FTC finalized an order banning Mobilewalla from selling sensitive location data.
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Ftc to ban kochava and subsidiary from selling sensitive location data to settle charges they sold location data
Federal Trade Commission · Enforcement action
The FTC alleged Kochava sold location data that could trace movements to sensitive places and proposed restrictions on sensitive location data sales.
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A look behind the screens: examining the data practices of social media and video streaming services
Federal Trade Commission · Regulatory staff report
The FTC staff report found major social media and video streaming services engaged in extensive data collection and monetisation practices.
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Surveillance pricing
Federal Trade Commission · Regulatory inquiry
The FTC opened a study into intermediaries using consumer data and algorithms for individualized pricing.
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Dhs/cbp/pia-080 cbp commercial telemetry data evaluation
U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Privacy impact assessment
CBP evaluated commercially available mobile-device location data between December 2018 and September 2023.
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Dhs/ice/pia-039 acquisition and use of license plate reader data from a commercial service
U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Privacy impact assessment
ICE procured query-based access to a commercial license plate reader database.
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Annual statistical transparency report
Office of the Director of National Intelligence / Intelligence.gov · Transparency report
ODNI publishes annual statistical transparency data on national security surveillance authorities including Section 702.
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Report on the surveillance program operated pursuant to section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board · Oversight report
PCLOB has published detailed public oversight analysis of the Section 702 surveillance program.
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Fisa section 702 and the 2024 reforming intelligence and securing america act
Congressional Research Service · Congressional research report
CRS summarizes Section 702 and the 2024 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act as a distinct legal framework.
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Facial recognition services: federal law enforcement agencies should take actions to implement training, and policies for civil liberties
U.S. Government Accountability Office · Government watchdog report
GAO found federal law-enforcement facial recognition use needed stronger training, policy, privacy, and civil-liberties controls.
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Biometric identity system: dhs needs to address significant shortcomings in program management and privacy
U.S. Government Accountability Office · Government watchdog report
GAO found DHS's HART biometric identity system had program-management and privacy shortcomings.
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Justice department issues final rule addressing threat posed by foreign adversaries' access to americans' sensitive personal data
U.S. Department of Justice · Final rule announcement
DOJ issued a final rule implementing Executive Order 14117 on bulk sensitive personal data and countries of concern.
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Nist sp 800-63-4: digital identity guidelines
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Technical standard
NIST SP 800-63-4 defines federal digital identity guidance for identity proofing, authentication, and federation.
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Nist sp 800-63 digital identity guidelines
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Technical guidance
NIST maintains implementation guidance for SP 800-63 Revision 4 and describes its release process.
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Digital identity and facial comparison technology
Transportation Security Administration · Agency guidance
TSA accepts eligible digital IDs at participating checkpoints and states that passengers must still carry acceptable physical ID.
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Real ID mobile driver’s licenses (mdls)
Transportation Security Administration · Agency guidance
TSA describes mobile driver's licenses as digitized state-issued IDs and ties federal acceptance to REAL ID waiver or agency policy.
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About real ID
Transportation Security Administration · Agency guidance
REAL ID enforcement began May 7, 2025 for adults flying domestically or visiting certain federal facilities.
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Mdl q&a
California Department of Motor Vehicles · State agency guidance
California DMV describes its mobile driver's license as a pilot digital ID and says the physical card is still needed under the pilot.
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Ca dmv wallet
California Department of Motor Vehicles · State agency guidance
California DMV Wallet includes mDL and other digital credentials, with pilot limits.
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Fednow service frequently asked questions
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · Central bank FAQ
The Federal Reserve describes FedNow as instant payment infrastructure for financial institutions, not a retail CBDC.
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Money and payments: the u.S. Dollar in the age of digital transformation
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · Central bank discussion paper
The Federal Reserve CBDC discussion paper defines CBDC and states the paper was not intended to signal an imminent U.S. CBDC decision.
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The future of money and payments
U.S. Department of the Treasury · Government report
Treasury's Future of Money and Payments report reviews CBDC, instant payments, stablecoins, and payment modernization.
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Justice department issues final rule addressing threat posed by foreign adversaries’ access to americans’ sensitive personal data
U.S. Department of Justice · Final rule announcement
DOJ's final rule implements Executive Order 14117 to restrict certain bulk sensitive personal-data transactions involving countries of concern.
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Cfpb proposes rule to stop data brokers from selling sensitive personal data to scammers, stalkers, and spies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · Proposed rule announcement
CFPB proposed a rule that would treat certain data brokers selling sensitive consumer information as consumer reporting agencies under FCRA.
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A look behind the screens: examining the data practices of social media and video streaming services
Federal Trade Commission · Regulatory staff report
FTC staff found major social media and video streaming services engaged in extensive data collection and monetisation practices.
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Surveillance pricing
Federal Trade Commission · Regulatory inquiry
FTC opened a surveillance-pricing study into intermediaries using consumer data and algorithms to individualize pricing.
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Biometric identity system: dhs needs to address significant shortcomings in program management and privacy
U.S. Government Accountability Office · Government watchdog report
GAO found DHS HART had program-management and privacy shortcomings.
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Preliminary assessment: unidentified aerial phenomena
Office of the Director of National Intelligence · Intelligence assessment
ODNI's 2021 preliminary assessment established a public intelligence baseline for UAP reporting and noted limited high-quality data.
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2022 Annual report on unidentified aerial phenomena
Office of the Director of National Intelligence · Annual report
ODNI's 2022 annual report expanded the public reporting set and framed UAP as flight-safety and possible collection concerns.
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Fiscal year 2024 consolidated annual report on unidentified anomalous phenomena
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office / Department of Defense · Annual report
AARO's FY2024 consolidated annual report received 757 reports and stated many cases remain unresolved while many resolved cases were prosaic.
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Aaro historical record report: volume 1
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · Historical review
AARO's Historical Record Report Vol. 1 reviewed U.S. government UAP investigations since 1945 and reported no empirical evidence of off-world technology.
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Unidentified anomalous phenomena
NASA Science · Agency program page
NASA's UAP page documents the independent study and frames NASA's role around scientific rigor, data quality, and open analysis.
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Nasa unidentified anomalous phenomena independent study team final report
NASA · Scientific advisory report
NASA's independent study final report recommended improved data collection, calibration, transparency, and scientific analysis.
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UAP imagery
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · Case imagery index
AARO publishes official UAP imagery and labels cases as unresolved, resolved, or undergoing analysis.
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UAP report documents
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · Report document index
AARO publishes UAP report documents with narrative descriptions and cautions against treating descriptions as final analytical judgments.
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UAP records
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · Records page
AARO recognizes NARA's role in supporting review and documentation of historical UAP reports.
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Submit a report
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · Reporting route
AARO accepts reports from current or former U.S. government employees, service members, or contractors with direct knowledge of UAP-related programs or activities.
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Record group 615: unidentified anomalous phenomena records collection
National Archives · Archive collection
NARA established Record Group 615 for the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection and lists transferred agency series.
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Unidentified anomalous phenomena records collection: frequently asked questions
National Archives · Archive FAQ
NARA explains the UAP Records Collection, agency transfers, digital-copy requirements, and public access route.
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Guidance to federal agencies on unidentified anomalous phenomena records collection
National Archives · Records-management guidance
NARA issued guidance to agencies on identifying, organizing, and transferring UAP records under the 2024 NDAA.
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Unidentified anomalous phenomena: implications on national security, public safety, and government transparency
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congressional hearing
The House Oversight UAP hearing provides public testimony and documents, but testimony must remain labelled as testimony unless independently documented.
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Congressional/press products
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · Government index
AARO's congressional and press products page lists annual reports, historical reports, hearings, presentations, and briefings.
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Joint chiefs pretexts to invade cuba, 1962
National Security Archive · Declassified document briefing
Operation Northwoods was a real proposed 1962 Joint Chiefs plan containing pretexts for U.S. military intervention in Cuba.
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Iran 1953: state department finally releases updated official history of mosaddeq coup
National Security Archive · Declassified document briefing
The public declassified record includes planning and implementation records for the 1953 Mosaddeq coup in Iran.
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The road to covert action in Iran, 1953
CIA Reading Room · Declassified CIA article
CIA's own declassified internal materials include historical analysis of the road to covert action in Iran in 1953.
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Guatemala
CIA Reading Room · Declassified CIA collection
CIA's Guatemala collection contains thousands of pages on U.S. planning and execution of the 1954 Guatemala covert action.
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Setting the record straight: CIA and the guatemala assassination proposals
CIA Reading Room · Declassified CIA review
CIA historical review materials discuss assassination proposals and Operation PBSUCCESS record issues.
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Establishment of select committee to investigate federal intelligence activities
GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office · Congressional document
The Senate established the Church Committee to investigate federal intelligence activities and possible illegal, improper, or unethical conduct.
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Final report of the select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities, book i
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence · Congressional report
The Senate Intelligence Committee hosts Church Committee final report materials on intelligence activities.
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CIA posts more than 12 million pages of crest records online
Central Intelligence Agency · Agency release
CIA moved more than 12 million pages of CREST records online, expanding public access to declassified intelligence records.
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Mkultra subproject 130
CIA Reading Room · Declassified CIA document
CIA Reading Room records include MKULTRA subproject documents.
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CIA family jewels indexed
Digital National Security Archive / ProQuest · Declassified collection guide
The CIA Family Jewels collection documented agency activities considered outside the CIA charter and became a central intelligence-abuse source set.
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Reflections on CIA's family jewels
Central Intelligence Agency · Agency historical document
CIA's own released reflections discuss the 2007 release of the Family Jewels documents.
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Stargate
CIA Reading Room · Declassified CIA collection
CIA maintains a STARGATE collection of declassified records related to remote viewing programs.
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Ask molly: did CIA really study psychic powers?
Central Intelligence Agency · Agency explainer
CIA states the remote viewing phenomenon was too unreliable, inconsistent, and sporadic to be useful for intelligence purposes.
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CIA inspector general releases unclassified report
Federation of American Scientists archive of CIA release · Inspector-general report announcement
CIA OIG released an unclassified report on allegations of connections between CIA and Contras in cocaine trafficking.
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Statement of michael r. Bromwich before the house permanent select committee on intelligence
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General · Inspector-general testimony
DOJ OIG reviewed Justice Department investigations and prosecutions around the CIA-Contra-crack cocaine controversy.
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