The Washington Post: DOGE’s grab of personal data stokes privacy and security fears

Searching for fraud, waste and abuse, as well as trying to develop more efficient government systems, could be valid reasons for DOGE to access the data, several lawyers opposing DOGE say. Feeding data into artificial intelligence programs, which The Post and others have reported the Education Department is doing, and is suspected by employees elsewhere, may also be legal if the move involves closely guarded, in-house programs. 

But such actions increase the chances of inappropriate access, intentional or not, said Alan Butler, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a nonprofit based in D.C. that advocates for privacy protections. 

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