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Federal Employee Privacy Protections

The patchwork of protections for federal employees whose personal information is exposed by hacks, leaks, or doxxing, including the Privacy Act, sectoral federal laws, and state privacy statutes.

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What legal protections or remedies exist for federal employees whose personal data is exposed in leaks or doxxing incidents?

Federal employees whose personal information is exposed by hacks, leaks, or doxxing navigate a patchwork of protections: the Privacy Act constrains federal agency disclosures and creates avenues for a...