PrivacyHigh
OPM’s Problematic Health Data Grab
- Occurred
- Jun 29, 2026
- Published
- Jun 29, 2026
- Source
- Center for Democracy and Technology
Summary
Under a new plan from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) the government is trying to obtain intimate health records of hundreds of thousands of federal employees. Given the lack of specificity and authority, and the likelihood of extreme harm to federal employees, OPM should abandon this effort. In December of 2025, OPM released a […] The post OPM’s Problematic Health Data Grab appeared first on Center for Democracy and Technology.
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: Government plan to collect intimate health records without clear authority poses significant privacy risks and potential harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8