Proponents say compiling personal information in a single database is more efficient. But critics fear risks to privacy.
Proponents say compiling personal information in a single database is more efficient. But critics fear risks to privacy.
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On the very first day of his second term, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a government panel tasked with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.
But as part of that effort, Trump made an announcement that alarmed privacy advocates.
Court refuses to block ‘department of government efficiency’ from accessing data such as citizenship status
In a series of actions this week, the president sought to expand the government’s reach.
If true, the actions could constitute one of the "largest known data breaches in American history," Sen. Ron Wyden warned.
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