Privacy Trump administration’s voter data collection efforts face legal challenges May 14, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Phil Roeder/CC BY 2.0) As noted by Cyberscoop, the Trump administration released a legal opinion outlining its rationale for nationwide voter data collection, asserting a federal role in vetting voter eligibility. This position has been repeatedly rejected by courts in related litigation. The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued a memo arguing that a provision in the 1960 Civil Rights Act, requiring election officials to retain voter records for 22 months, grants the Attorney General the authority to obtain copies of these records. The memo also cites other federal election laws to support the executive branch's efforts to modernize voting systems and maintain accurate voter rolls. It contends that the presence of non-citizens on voter rolls is sufficient to trigger federal data collection and sharing with immigration authorities. However, multiple federal courts have dismissed similar lawsuits, and states have consistently found the number of non-citizens registered or voting to be infinitesimal. Election officials have largely resisted these federal demands, citing state laws and a lack of evidence of widespread fraud. The administration's attempts to create its own list of eligible voters and deny federal funding to states that do not comply have also faced legal challenges and judicial skepticism. Source: cyberscoop SC Staff Related Security Operations Children easily bypass online age verification systems, report finds SC Staff May 8, 2026 The report highlights that children are aware of multiple methods to bypass these checks, either through personal experience or peer knowledge. Data Security FTC bans Kochava from selling location data without consent SC Staff May 6, 2026 The FTC's complaint detailed how Kochava collected and sold geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices, enabling clients to track users' movements to and from sensitive locations such as health clinics and places of worship. Data Security Public voter data poses privacy risks, analysis finds SC Staff May 5, 2026 Noah M. Kenney, founder of consultancy Digital 520, conducted research using voter data from Travis County, Texas, and Robeson County, North Carolina. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Authenticity Basic Authentication Biometrics Certificate-Based Authentication Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Digest Authentication Digital Certificate Discretionary Access Control (DAC) Geolocation Identity Theft You can skip this ad in 5 seconds