A federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s SAVE voter database violated federal privacy laws, unlawfully combined sensitive data from multiple agencies, and must be dismantled. The judge found the system threatened Americans’ right to vote and highlighted concerns over wrongful voter cancellations based on unreliable citizenship data. #SAVE #PrivacyAct #SocialSecurityAct #AdministrativeProcedureAct #LeagueofWomenVoters #EPIC
Keypoints
- The court ruled the SAVE voter database violated federal privacy laws.
- Judge Sooknanan said agencies knowingly used unreliable data to build the system.
- The ruling found violations of the Privacy Act, Social Security Act, and Administrative Procedure Act.
- Some voters were wrongly identified as non-citizens and had registrations canceled.
- The lawsuit was brought by the League of Women Voters and EPIC.
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