WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 04: Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The inquiry will focus on analyzing the outsized consequences data practices can have on marginalized communities and make specific recommendations on solutions.
KANDAHAR, KANDAHAR PROVINCE – JUNE 06: A soldier stands on an M-ATV, the heavily-armored successor to the Humvee, at a US Army base in Kandahar province June 06, 2010 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The M-ATV and other mine-resistant vehicles have almost completely replaced the venerable Humvee for transporting American forces around in Afghanistan, using innovations like thicker, irregularly-shaped windows to help protect troops from deadly roadside bombs and other explosions. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
The Census Bureau and others are looking for help, especially with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology that could help fight the coronavirus pandemic while protecting people's identities.
Under the national coronavirus emergency, companies don't need much permission to give up people's data to the federal government. Privacy advocates are concerned with how agencies will…