The U.S. Department of Agriculture requested the collection of SNAP recipients' personal data, which was met with legal ...

The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about ...

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...

In a sworn declaration, USDA official Shiela Corley said the agency has not collected SNAP recipient data after telling the ...

like SNAP and WIC, considering it too big of a risk to participant privacy and data security." While some states have indicated they are weighing the legality of USDA's data demand, other states ...

The Department of Agriculture's unprecedented demand that states and payment processors turn over sensitive data about people who receive federal food assistance is on hold — for now. A USDA ...

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration's attempts ...

The lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday says the U.S. Department of Agriculture violated federal privacy laws when it ordered states and vendors to turn over five years of data about ...