Protect Your IRS Data from DOGE
Elon Musk’s invented agency DOGE is seeking to give an employee illegal access to an IRS system called the Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS). This system gives IRS employees access to sensitive data including personal identification numbers and bank information. Access would also allow this employee to adjust transactions and generate notices, collection documents, and other records.
Currently, IDRS access is extremely limited, and there are heavy repercussions for those who illegally access information. In fact, taxpayers who have had their information wrongfully disclosed or even inspected are legally entitled to monetary damages. DOGE’s request for IDRS access flouts long-standing privacy safeguards mandated by the Privacy Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and other laws, and has raised alarms within the IRS.
Allowing illegal access to a team member from DOGE, an organization whose very existence is arguably unconstitutional and undergoing legal challenges, is an attack on our democracy and privacy. Demand that your representatives protect your data from DOGE now.
Contacts for this topic:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to demand a stop to DOGE’s unauthorized access to our most personal financial information.
I ask that [REP/SEN NAME]..
[Choose 1-3 actions:]
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demand that the IRS denies DOGE access to the IDRS, as mandated by law, (and)
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demand an official investigation into the legality and scope of Musk’s penetration of the federal bureaucracy, (and)
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Publicly condemn DOGE’s illegal access of citizens’ private financial records for political purposes.
As your constituent, I urge you to defend my and other Americans’ privacy and uphold your oath to protect the United States Constitution.
Thank you for your time.
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