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Joe Barton stated on October 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview:

"Hidden" in the healthcare.gov code is language that means users "waive any reasonable right to privacy of your personal information."

By Julie Kliegman• October 29, 2013

Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says the U.S. is developing an “antivirus” that includes a chip to track your movement.

By Samantha Putterman• April 3, 2020

Tom Graves stated on June 28, 2013 in a news release:

"The government does not need a warrant to read your old emails."

By Janel Davis• September 10, 2013

Ann Marie Buerkle stated on August 10, 2010 in a page on her campaign website:

"The Obama Health and Human Services Department is planning to compile a federal health record on all U.S. citizens by 2014," including "each individual’s Body Mass Index."

By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2010

Senior Citizens League stated on October 01, 2009 in a letter to members:

A "massive" federal computer network will make your medical records available to "millions of people" with a "complete lack of privacy and confidentiality," while doctors and hospitals who don't take part face "stiff penalties."

By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2009

Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."

By Tom Kertscher• May 27, 2023

Mr. Conservative stated on January 29, 2014 in a blog post:

"According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation."

By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2014

Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image:

Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”

By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020

Tom Cotton stated on October 03, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:

The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections."

By Julie Kliegman• October 9, 2013

Chris Taylor stated on April 01, 2014 in a news release:

"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."

By Dave Umhoefer• April 9, 2014

Ted Olson stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman."

By Lauren Carroll• January 18, 2015

TikTok posts stated on February 08, 2025 in a TikTok post:

People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.

By Claire Cranford• March 27, 2025

Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2021

X posts stated on May 10, 2024 in an X post:

Sen. Katie Britt introduced a bill “to create a national registry of pregnant women.”

By Sara Swann• May 16, 2024

Brian Patrick Kennedy stated on February 06, 2013 in a news release:

Employers and schools have no right to conduct "surveillance of a dorm room or a worker’s cubicle."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 17, 2013

Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad:

Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."

By Miriam Valverde• August 2, 2018

Dianne Feinstein stated on March 07, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball:

"We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use."

By Becky Bowers• March 11, 2013

Mark Robinson stated on July 09, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.”

By Paul Specht• July 15, 2021

Fight for the Future stated on March 28, 2017 in a tweet:

"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers."

By Lauren Carroll• March 30, 2017

Viral image stated on August 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Instagram users must post a note or "everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from today."

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 22, 2019

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