Legal Framework

Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Article 12

Protects privacy, family life, the home, and correspondence from arbitrary interference. Legal protection must be provided against such intrusions.

Related incidents

3 incidents

DOGE Unauthorized Access to Treasury, OPM, and Social Security Databases

DOGE accessed Treasury, OPM, and SSA databases containing millions of Americans' personal data without authorization or completed background checks. Federal judges ordered data disgorged and deleted, …

  • DOGE staff were granted access to Treasury's central payment system (handling trillions in tax refunds, Social Security benefits, and …
  • A federal judge found DOGE staffers were given access before background checks were completed or inter-agency detail agreements were …

DOGE Associates Gained Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System

DOGE associates including Tom Krause (Broadcom executive) and Marko Elez (25-year-old with racist posts) accessed Treasury's $6 trillion payment system. Elez was mistakenly given write access to …

  • DOGE associates were granted access to the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which processes over $6 trillion in annual payments …
  • Tom Krause, former Broadcom CFO and current CEO of Cloud Service Group, was made an unpaid 'senior advisor for technology and modernization' …

Weaponization of Security Clearances for Political Retaliation

A systematic campaign of security clearance revocations targeting political opponents, critics, and former officials who investigated or prosecuted Trump, including 51 intelligence officials, …

  • On January 20, 2025, Trump revoked security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter stating the Hunter Biden …
  • On March 22, 2025, a second executive order revoked clearances from former officials including Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and individuals …