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# Senator Wyden Asks State Dept. To Explain Why It’s Handing Out ‘Unfettered’ Access To Americans’ Passport Data
- URL: https://werd.io/senator-wyden-asks-state-dept-to-explain-why-its-handing/
- Published: 2022-11-08T15:20:54.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-08T15:20:54.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“The Department’s mission does include providing dozens of other government agencies with self-service access to 145 million American’s personal data. The Department has voluntarily taken on this role, and in doing so, prioritized the interests of other agencies over those of law-abiding Americans.” [#Democracy](https://werd.io/tag/Democracy)

\[[Link](https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/08/senator-wyden-asks-state-dept-to-explain-why-its-handing-out-unfettered-access-to-americans-passport-data/)\]