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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin : Asking all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing FOIA requests for access to their personal data obtained by DOGE and Elon Musk. (jamieraskin.com)

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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This law encompasses the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal information held in any U.S. government records system. Please find a fillable Privacy Act request form HERE.

Citizens need only fill out the form and mail it in to DOGE. This newly recognized federal agency, which has been systematically accessing government computer data systems, now has an obligation to respond to specific information demands from any of the 340 million U.S. citizens who exercise their legal right to defend their privacy and establish the security of their private information.

Once you have mailed a Privacy Act Request to DOGE, please fill out the form HERE and we will stay in touch with additional details and updates as they become available.

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[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

Only if people have your outlook. Scare the ones on the fence so when it happens they can say " see I was right."

That makes you accept what is happening is ok or justified in some way. Same mindset that says "just comply."