💾 Fighting DOGE's Data Grab | EFFector 38.19
When we give our private information to the government to pay taxes, apply for a job, or vote, we should be able to trust that our data won't later be used against us. But in a betrayal of that trust, the federal government has been pooling the information it has about us on an unprecedented scale—and using it for purposes we never agreed to. EFF and other groups are fighting back. In our latest…
In recent news, the federal government has been amassing an enormous amount of personal data on an unprecedented scale, subsequently utilizing it for purposes that individuals never consented to. This has been a significant concern for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other groups who are actively fighting against this infringement on privacy.
As highlighted in the latest EFFector newsletter, the group recently secured a victory in their lawsuit against the government for sharing confidential personnel files of federal workers with DOGE.
For over 35 years, EFFector has been providing readers with essential information about the intersection of technology, civil liberties, and the law. This issue of the newsletter features a free tracker blocker set to be integrated into Safari, a call to action for net neutrality in California, and the major win in the lawsuit against the DOGE data grab.
For those who prefer to listen, EFFector is now available on all major podcast platforms, where hosts discuss the dangers of government data grabs and the efforts made by privacy defenders to counteract them.
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