As seen on EPIC.org: EPIC, along with several other national and West Virginia-based groups, sent a letter to a West Virginia House committee opposing a weak privacy bill that would do little to meaningfully protect residents. The bill, H.B. 2987, which was heard by the House Committee on Energy and Public Works this week, has many significant issues…
Category: U.S.
Judge orders Musk and DOGE to delete personal data taken from Social Security
Jon Brodkin reports: A federal judge yesterday issued a temporary restraining order blocking DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration records, saying the DOGE agency created by President Donald Trump “is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion.” Plaintiffs are likely to win…
Anti-Musk Hackers Share Names and Addresses of Tesla Owners
Tom Sanders reports: A website called “Dogequest” has posted a searchable map with the alleged names, addresses, location and phone numbers of every single Tesla owner in the United States, in an attempt to shame them into selling their cars. The website also shows the location of every Tesla showroom, charging station and the known addresses of Department of Government…
Taking $200 Out of an ATM Should Not Trigger Federal Financial Surveillance
Joe Lancaster writes: One of President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders designated “certain international cartels” as “foreign terrorist organizations,” a classification that according to the State Department “play[s] a critical role in our fight against terrorism and [is] an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.” To that end,…