"The notice is known as a system of record notice (SORN), a document that outlines how an agency will share the data it has, with whom, and for what purpose. This notice is required under the Privacy Act of 1974. Normally, SORNs are issued before any data is shared between agencies, giving the public and government officials sufficient time to offer comment."
""There are laws that require the government to inform the public about their use of various kinds of databases and other surveillance technologies," says Adam Schwartz, privacy litigation director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit focused on digital privacy and free speech. "If the government starts using the database and does not put out the appropriate disclosure and then later does put out that appropriate disclosure, they still have violated the law.""
The Social Security Administration updated a system of record notice (SORN) revealing that it will share citizenship and immigration information with the Department of Homeland Security. The SORN formalizes data exchanges that were already occurring between agencies for immigration enforcement. The SORN is required under the Privacy Act of 1974 and is normally issued before data sharing to allow public comment. A Department of Government Efficiency initiative aggregated records from DHS, SSA, IRS, and state voter rolls using the USCIS SAVE database. Privacy advocates say laws require public disclosure and that retroactive notices can violate legal obligations. The administration has centralized datasets not meant to be comingled.
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