Email from Jamie Raskin concerning DOGE and Privacy Request

[Bayard]

Last edited Wed Mar 12, 2025, 09:47 AM - Edit history (1)

Today I filed a formal demand for access to my personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk. I encourage all U.S. citizens to join me in doing the same.

Elon Musk should have been more careful in what he wished for. DOGE recently dodged lawsuits about its seizure of citizens' personal data by telling courts that it is a legitimate government agency entitled to extract this information. What Elon Musk apparently did not realize is that this statement triggers DOGE's obligation to comply with citizen demands to see and—if need be—correct their personal information under the Privacy Act. It also allows every citizen to find out what other agencies or outside parties have been made privy to our information.

Last night, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA encompasses the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal information held in any U.S. government records system.

By visiting the link on my website HERE, you can fill out the Privacy Act request form and mail it in directly 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 personal information.

I can't wait to see what DOGE has been doing with all of our data, and I can't wait to see what the courts will do if DOGE refuses to comply with the District Court's injunction.

In a democracy, as opposed to a dictatorship, assuming the powers of government carries real burdens and obligations for our officials as well as the benefits and riches the billionaires routinely seek out.

I hope you will join me in this unfolding monumental struggle for transparency and the rights of the people. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to fill out the form HERE.

With gratitude and solidarity, and nothing but great high hopes for America,

Jamie Raskin


The PDF for making a request is here:
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/images/Raskin_DOGE_Privacy_Request.pdf

[jmbar2]

1. This is good - could be ammunition for massive class action lawsuit

Bookmarking for tomorrow

[dweller]

2. Will we all

Have to post a bond ?
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Don’t get me wrong , I’m all for a class action … but Pisswig is demanding a bond to sue them in court



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[KewlKat]

3. Thanks and bookmarking

[Avalon Sparks]

4. Thank you for posting!

He is correct, I am going to do this.

[usonian]

5. K&R

[wendyb-NC]

6. Thank you, for this, good information

I will bookmark for tomorrow.

[Tanuki]

7. Thank you, Bayard!

[Karasu]

8. Is this form meant to be sent by email? Snail mail? How and to where exactly do we send it?

[eShirl]

10. it's a PDF form to print, fill out and snail mail; includes the address

U.S. Department of Government Efficiency
736 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20503

United States Digital Service
736 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20503

RE: Privacy Act Access Request

Dear Privacy Officer or Coordinator:

In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1), I request copies of (1) all
records about or pertaining to me in the possession or control of the U.S. Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE) or the United States Digital Service (USDS), and (2) all records
about or pertaining to me contained within any system of records in the possession or control of
DOGE and USDS, including any records or information about or pertaining to me that is
contained in a copy, made or received by an employee or contractor of DOGE or USDS,
including members of “DOGE Teams” or other DOGE-affiliated individuals.

Additionally, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 553a(c)(3), I request that you provide an accounting
of the date, nature, and purpose of any disclosures that you, your agency, or your organization
have made under 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) providing access to a record about me to another person,
organization, or agency, including within the Executive Office of the President.

I further request that you confirm that DOGE, USDS, and members of “DOGE Teams”
or other DOGE-affiliated individuals will comply with the requirement of 5 U.S.C. § 553a(e)(7),
that no agency may maintain records cross-referenced with information about how I have
exercised rights guaranteed by the First Amendment unless expressly authorized by statute or
unless pertinent to an authorized law enforcement activity.

To facilitate your response, I provide below my contact information and an itemized list
of the records sought:

then there's the part to fill out

[lamp_shade]

9. Good stuff. Thanks Bayard.

[Duppers]

11. Wow! Thank You!

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[Duppers]

12. I'm printing this form out,

Filling it in and mailing a request. Will post their response (w/o my personal info, of course).

(Should be interesting, given that I've lived in another country and traveled in China.)

Thank You, my friend, for doing the work & posting here.
🙏

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