Duke University's @DukeSanford found that data brokers sell data on military personnel for as little as $.12 to unknown buyers. But, the story gets worse. A 🧵
The federal government pays millions to the same data brokers listed in the Duke University report who profit from the sale of data on America's military families.

I was the Sniper Employment Officer for my battalion and led hundreds of combat missions. There were major security lapses in the security plan that allowed a shooter to engage President Trump from ~130 meters - an easy shot. A 🧵 How can the dude at a cookout spot the shooter before the detail?!? The far rooftop is an obvious firing position. Local police should have been deployed to secure it. Additionally, drones should have been monitoring.

A thread on siphoned unemployment benefits. Today, @NBCNews reported that hackers tied to China stole personal unemployment benefits meant for Americans. Additionally, a former govt official acknowledged total unemployment losses ranging from $350 - $500B. nbcnews.com/tech/security/… @IDme played a critical role in stopping most attacks involving stolen personal data in states that implemented us. @felixsalmon and the team @axios put together an analysis of how ridiculous fraud had gotten. Arizona (pop. ~7M) had 570k new weekly claims! axios.com/2021/06/17/ari…

ID.me's selfie step that matches a live selfie to the photo on a Government ID prevented criminals from stealing the identity of tens of thousands of Americans over the last 10 months. We see masks like these on 2 - 2.5% of all attempts at workforce agencies. Pass rates for this step are extremely high. Eligible individuals who don't pass the step are not blocked. They can still verify through video chat with a live ID.me agent though a Virtual In-Person proofing process.