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Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies

A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk's team from accessing private data at the Education Department, Treasury Department, and Office of Personnel Management.
The American Federation of Teachers alleges that the Trump administration violated federal privacy laws by giving Musk's Department of Government Efficiency access to personal information without consent.
The lawsuit warns of safety risks to personal data shared with Musk's team, including information on over 40 million Americans with federal student loans.
Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, stated that a breach of this magnitude in the private sector would be a national scandal.

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Salon

Unions sue to keep Musk's "unqualified flunkies" out of Americans' personal data

The union lawsuit alleges that DOGE has illegally accessed large swaths of Americans' personal information

10 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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the74million.org

‘Evict Elon’: Teachers Union, Others Sue to Stop DOGE’s Access to Ed Dept. Data

The American Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging that, in an unprecedented move, the Department of Education illegally gave Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to millions of private and sensitive records, violating the federal Privacy Act. Six individuals joined the suit, filed by the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union, alongside a coalition of labor unions representing over 2 million worker…

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Le Figaro

"What authority does Doge operate under?": Elon Musk's offensive on sensitive data worries Democrats

Since his appointment as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), the billionaire has multiplied intrusions into US federal agencies. Several elected democrats warn about the security of certain sensitive data.

10 days ago·Paris, France

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Japan Today

Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at U.S. agencies

A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk’s team from accessing private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management. The suit, led by the American Federation of Teachers, alleges the Trump administration violated federal…

12 days ago·Sakado, Japan

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Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies

A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk’s team from accessing private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and

12 days ago·United States

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