The U.S. government is experiencing difficulties with keeping the identities of undercover U.S. intelligence agents private, according to Yahoo News. The privacy issues began with a 2014 data breach of the Office of Personnel Management, which divulged fingerprints, personnel records and security clearance background information on 22 million former and active civil servants. That incident and increased hacking efforts across the board have made privacy and secrecy for undercover personnel a challenge. "Very few people ... don’t leave some form of digital trace today. And that poses real opportunities in terms of identifying bad guys … but it also poses real challenges [in] keeping our people from being identified," said Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.
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