Importantly, these are *civil* actions under the Privacy Act of 1974, i.e. individuals can file suit and Trump can’t pardon defendants.
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Mark Lemley
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
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And if you’re in DC, 1) today (Wed) at 3pm DOL 200 Conn Ave, and 2) folks are at OPM 1900 E St NW every day this week at 7:30 am.
If Trump can sue ABC for saying "convicted rapist" instead of "adjudicated sexual assailant, what's to stop Biden -- or Sam Power -- from suing Trump for saying "$100 million in condoms for Hamas" instead of "saving millions of lives across Africa"?
Our job is holding our elected representatives accountable. Remind them that we are watching, and their job is to serve our needs.
The reports are alarming enough that some judge would likely throw something at them.
I’m a fan of gumming up the works at every turn.
$1000 per citizen.
$320 Billion in potential fines.
Depending on whether accessing data on past Fed employees and military, relevant number might be 2-10M+ or $2B-$10B in potential fines.
Introduce Articles today, against both of them.
"...all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed...on Impeachment for, and Conviction of..."
You listen to pre-recorded messages as I get bounced from one agency to another. Well, that's just great! They too are avoiding us. They are our hope for a lawsuit and they couldn't make it clearer they are not interested
It's just when people ask what the crime actually is, I'd like to be able to answer.