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Victory! Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · Mario Trujillo ·

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In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the law when it disclosed millions of federal employee records to DOGE agents. In a summary judgment ruling issued on October 20, 2026, the court found that OPM violated two provisions of the Privacy Act—one restricting disclosure of personal records between…

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