{"id":52802,"date":"2025-12-02T12:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=article&p=52802"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:16:35","slug":"defending-your-data-why-common-cause-is-going-to-court-against-the-department-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/articles\/defending-your-data-why-common-cause-is-going-to-court-against-the-department-of-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending Your Data: Why Common Cause is Going to Court Against the Department of Justice"},"template":"","class_list":["post-52802","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Here are three reasons it\u2019s critical to stop the DOJ\u2019s attempt to seize your personal information.","featured_image":"","article_type":1103,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7755}"],"related_issues":[2066],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"If\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0ever dealt with a breach of your sensitive data, you know how frustrating it is.\u00a0You have to call your banks, freeze your credit, and warn your friends and family.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s\u00a0one major reason\u00a0Common Cause is stepping up to stop the Department of Justice\u00a0(DOJ)\u00a0from accessing your identifiable information\u00a0\u2014 your driver\u2019s license number, Social Security number, and other sensitive data tied to your voter file that could cause serious harm if exposed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAfter\u00a0President Trump installed loyal\u00a0election\u00a0conspiracy theorists\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0DOJ, they launched a wild goose chase to\u00a0validate\u00a0their baseless claims.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAfter failing everywhere else, they now want the voter rolls \u2014 including personal data \u2014 from eight states. In response, Common Cause is fighting back with\u00a0<\/span>a lawsuit in Nebraska<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and moving to join similar cases in\u00a0<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a>\u00a0et\u00a0<\/span>Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nHere are three reasons\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0critical to stop the DOJ\u2019s attempt to seize your personal information:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s a massive, unprecedented federal overreach<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nLocal and state election officials \u2014 not the federal government \u2014 run elections in all 50 states.\u00a0\u00a0States already have strong rules to verify voters\u2019 identities, and those systems work.\u00a0The federal government has never held a national voter database\u00a0for a variety of reasons,\u00a0but it\u00a0will happen\u00a0if the DOJ wins these lawsuits. That would radically reshape how elections\u00a0function.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s an open invitation to hackers<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nImagine one database\u00a0containing\u00a0your name, address, driver\u2019s license or Social Security number, and other personal information \u2014 all stored on a federal server.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0a goldmine for hackers\u00a0inside and outside the country.\u00a0We know from election security\u00a0experts\u00a0that other countries are actively\u00a0monitoring\u00a0and trying to influence American elections from afar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe DOJ already has access to publicly available voter information, but now it wants far more. Not only is that\u00a0unnecessary;\u00a0it\u00a0exposes taxpayer dollars to massive liability when \u2014 not if \u2014 that database gets hacked.\u00a0You\u2019d\u00a0essentially fund\u00a0the payout for your own data breach.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIt fuels a self-fulfilling conspiracy theory<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\nThe people trying to obtain your data have spent years spreading lies about elections and are desperate to prove themselves right. If they get the sensitive information state and local election officials use \u2014 and that database gets hacked \u2014 they will use the resulting chaos to claim voter fraud.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIt sounds like science fiction, but it becomes possible if DOJ conspiracy theorists get what they want.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0not pave the road to the very election chaos they keep predicting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s\u00a0why Common Cause is fighting to protect you, and your data.\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nDefending Your Data: Why Common Cause is Going to Court Against the Department of Justice - 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