Justice Department Privacy Officer Resigns as Voter Data Set to Be Shared with DHS
A key privacy officer at the Justice Department resigned as officials prepare to share sensitive voter data with the Department of Homeland Security. The DOJ has been demanding unprecedented voter information from states since last year, including driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
A senior privacy officer in the Justice Department's civil and voting rights division has resigned as the agency prepares to share sensitive voter data with the Department of Homeland Security.
Since last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for voter information including driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. The Trump administration has now announced plans to share this collected voter registration data with DHS.
The Department of Homeland Security plans to run the voter data through what sources describe as a controversial citizenship check tool. This represents a significant expansion of how voter information is used across federal agencies.
The resignation of the privacy officer signals internal concerns about these data-sharing practices within the Justice Department's division responsible for enforcing civil and voting rights laws.
The Brennan Center has been tracking these Justice Department requests for voter information as they unfold across multiple states.
Your personal voting information could be shared between government agencies and run through controversial citizenship verification tools. This affects anyone registered to vote and raises questions about how your private data is protected.
Watch for more state responses to DOJ voter data requests and potential legal challenges to the data-sharing plan.
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