WIRED News Update: The Watergate-inspired Law That’s Fighting DOGE

Andrew Couts, WIRED’s Senior Editor of Security and Investigations, joins Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to talk about how The 1974 Privacy Act is being leveraged as Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to collect massive amounts of sensitive federal data. Plus, they discuss how you can protect yourself from government surveillance. Articles mentioned in this episode: The 50-Year-Old Law That Could Stop DOGE in Its Tracks—Maybe , The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance , How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices