Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.
The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications.
An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. A school asks parents to verify their identities before giving out student information. These are just some examples of how organizations support data…
Enterprises are dealing with a barrage of upcoming regulations concerning data privacy and data protection, not only at the state and federal level in the US, but also in a dizzying number of jurisdictions around the world. Kicked off several years ago by the groundbreaking introduction of the European Union’s…