# 💾 Fighting DOGE's Data Grab | EFFector 38.19

- Type: News
- Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Date: 2026-10-28
- Original: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/fighting-doges-data-grab-effector-3819
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/607152
- Topics: Human Resources

## Summary

When we give our private information to the government to pay taxes, apply for a job, or vote, we should be able to trust that our data won't later be used against us. But in a betrayal of that trust, the federal government has been pooling the information it has about us on an unprecedented scale—and using it for purposes we never agreed to. EFF and other groups are fighting back. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're talking about a recent victory in our lawsuit against the government for s

## Full text

When we give our private information to the government to pay taxes, apply for a job, or vote, we should be able to trust that our data won't later be used against us. But in a betrayal of that trust, the federal government has been pooling the information it has about us on an unprecedented scale—and using it for purposes we never agreed to. EFF and other groups are fighting back. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're talking about a recent victory in our lawsuit against the government for sharing federal workers' confidential personnel files with DOGE. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER For over 35 years, EFFector has been your guide to understanding the intersection of technology, civil liberties, and the law. This issue covers our free tracker blocker coming to Safari, a call to action for net neutrality in California, and a big win in our lawsuit against the DOGE data grab. Prefer to listen in? EFFector is now available on all major podcast platforms. This time we're talking to EFF's F. Mario

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