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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Sues To Block Illegal Trump Administration Plan To Build Master Database of U.S. Citizens That Threatens Privacy and Risks Chaos Ahead of Midterms

EPIC · · US Federal · Enforcement

EPIC has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a Trump administration plan to create a centralized federal database compiling personal information on U.S. citizens. The suit alleges the database violates the Constitution, the Privacy Act, and the Social Security Act.

Why this matters: A single federal database pulling together sensitive information on millions of Americans is exactly the kind of infrastructure that makes future abuse easy. Once it exists, the question shifts from whether it will be misused to when. The timing matters too — EPIC flags real risks ahead of midterm elections, where voter data and identity records intersect in ways that affect political participation. The Privacy Act exists precisely to stop this kind of consolidation. The lawsuit is asking courts to enforce limits the government is apparently willing to ignore.

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