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The 50-year-old law could possibly stop DOGE in its tracks
The Privacy Act of 1974 violates the US government’s authority to collect, use and share information about Americans, opponents of Elon Musk-led DOGE have claimed. The law restricts federal agencies from disclosing anyone’s records unless they approve in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions. DOGE is a government agency that…
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Federal workers are fighting the access to their data
In a lawsuit filed in US, the EFF has accused the US government of giving ‘administrative’ access to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) computer systems to billionaire Elon Musk’s companies without undergoing “rigorous national-security vetting”. The lawsuit further accuses Musk’s company DOGE of violating the US’ Privacy Act of 1974 by giving the access to…