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Topic: Privacy-Act

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DOGE's Federal Data Dragnet: Access Was Real, Broad, and Poorly Controlled

DOGE accessed at least 12 agencies' sensitive databases over 18 months. Multiple IG investigations confirmed mishandling. One D.C. case is now in discovery.

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Rand Paul's Fauci Diary Release Exposed Private Medical Records. Now Who's Legally Exposed?

True: Paul exposed 20+ individuals' medical records in Fauci's diary. HIPAA doesn't apply to Congress. Speech or Debate Clause is the key protection; HHS carries the greatest statutory risk.

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Musk, America PAC, and DOGE: What Laws Were Broken and What Happens Next

The DOJ warned Musk the giveaway may violate federal law, his own lawyers admitted winners were preselected, and DOGE faces 200+ lawsuits — but no criminal charges have been filed yet.

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