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Privacy Act of 1974

A US federal law that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information about individuals.

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Jan 25, 2026
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How did ice use Medicaid if illegals don’t receive Medicaid

’s recent access to data stems not from a claim that undocumented immigrants are widely enrolled in Medicaid but from a new –ICE information-sharing agreement and court rulings that allow immigration ...

Jan 22, 2026
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What legal limits and oversight govern ICE’s access to and use of citizenship databases?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement () operates under a patchwork of statutory authorities, departmental rules, agency policies and contract arrangements that together set some limits on — but also en...

Jan 25, 2026

What safeguards or oversight exist for TSA’s Secure Flight and ConfirmID identity data use?

’s Secure Flight program is governed by a mix of statutory regulation, agency privacy documents, technical controls, and oversight recommendations from watchdogs; TSA cites access restrictions, audit ...

Jan 16, 2026

is there a federal law against the government creating a data base of citizens using it for retaliation?

There is no single, explicit federal statute that on its face says “the government may not create a database of citizens to use for retaliation,” but multiple overlapping legal regimes substantially c...

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