Trump Wants YOUR Medical Data for His Drug War

Zeteo: “The Trump administration’s new drug strategy does more than escalate the war on fentanyl. It sketches the architecture for a national surveillance system built from some of Americans’ most personal data: prescriptions, toxicology results, wastewater, electronic health records, license plate scans, and law enforcement intelligence. The plans are laid out in the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy, a 195-page blueprint released in early May. Drug Czar Sara Carter announced it on Sean Hannity’s Fox show, calling it “a battle cry.” The document promises to “fully resource and empower” Homeland Security Task Forces, “leverage advanced technology and Artificial Intelligence,” and “modernize and integrate public safety and public health data collection,” applying “advanced data science methods” to “toxicology results, wastewater analysis, electronic health records, and law enforcement seizures.”

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