DIThe Distraction Index

#data_privacy

3 events across 2 weeks

2Damage

0Hype

1Noise

30.4Avg Dmg

20.2Avg Hype

WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18

ICE Shared Medicaid Data with Palantir Without Authorization

Policy Changefederal · broad

NOISE2026-07-15

Group Seeks to Bar US from Sharing Asylum Seeker Information with Iranian Government

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 76Jun 7 – 13

Whistleblower Alleges Social Security Records Targeted in Immigration Push

Enforcement Actionfederal · broad