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House Democrats Fight GOP Over Data Privacy Bill

2/21/2025

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House Democrats are rallying against three Republicans, urging them to back a crucial bill that would block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from tapping into sensitive U.S. citizen data. As DOGE pushes for access to Social Security records, fears of identity theft and data misuse grow, leading to lawsuits over potential Privacy Act violations.

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Story summary

House Democrats are rallying against three Republicans, urging them to back a crucial bill that would block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from tapping into sensitive U.S. citizen data. As DOGE pushes for access to Social Security records, fears of identity theft and data misuse grow, leading to lawsuits over potential Privacy Act violations.