General Motors LLC and its own subsidiary, OnStar LLC, engaged in widespread deceptive practices by secretly collecting and selling Indiana drivers’ personal data to third parties, including insurance companies, without their knowledge or consent, Attorney General Todd Rokita has alleged in a lawsuit filed by his office this week. Marketing their OnStar “Smart Driver” system…
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DOGE says it needs to know the government’s most sensitive data, but can’t say why
Stephen Fowler and Jenna McLaughlin report: Fewer than 50 people have access to Social Security Administration databases containing hundreds of millions of people’s private financial and personal information. But only one also has access to the government’s human resources and student loan files. Akash Bobba is one of many Department of Government Efficiency staffers who have embedded…
Federal judge blocks DOGE representatives from accessing sensitive data of 2 million plaintiffs
Jackson Healy reports: A federal judge in Maryland on Monday indefinitely blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive personal data of about 2 million union members, student loan recipients and veterans. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman ordered that the Department of Education, Department of the Treasury and Office of Personnel Management cease in…
Attorney General James Wins Lawsuit Against Anti-Abortion Extremist Group
March 21, 2025 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a judge ruled that Red Rose Rescue, an anti-abortion group, repeatedly violated state and federal clinic access laws by invading reproductive health care clinics and interfering with access to care: “This is a monumental victory for the…