Gregory Korte and Erik Larson A staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency violated Treasury Department policies when he sent a spreadsheet containing personal information to two other people in the Trump administration, a federal official revealed in a court filing Friday. That DOGE staffer was Marko Elez, who left his job tracking Treasury payments…
Category: Breaches
UCSA Sues U.S. Department of Education Over Student Data Privacy Violations
Taylor Cusimano reports: The University of California Student Association (UCSA) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an agency tied to Elon Musk and established under the 2024 Trump administration. As a prominent student-led organization, UCSA is challenging the federal government’s management of student data. Representing over…
NY Attorney General James Announces Settlement with Saturn Technologies for Failing to Protect Young Users’ Privacy
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Saturn Technologies, a developer of an app called Saturn used by high school students, for failing to protect young users’ privacy. Saturn allows high school students to create a personal calendar, message other members, share social media accounts, join groups, and know where other users are…
Judge approves $27.5 million settlement against Thomson Reuters for selling Californians’ personal data
Michael Gennaro reports: A federal judge gave final approval Friday morning to a $27.5 million settlement resolving claims that Thomson Reuters collected millions of California residents’ personal and confidential information and then sold access to it without their knowledge or consent. People living in California since Dec. 3, 2016, were qualified to file for relief,…