Washington denied federal request for personal data on food stamp recipients
Washington state refused to comply with the federal government’s recent request for personal data on residents who receive or apply for food stamps.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, early last month, told states it wanted records of all applicants and recipients for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, since 2020. The records include names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers.
This triggered a lawsuit by nonprofit groups and others, and the department has since walked back its request. But some states did begin taking steps to hand over data.
The demand came in light of a March executive order from President Donald Trump telling federal agency heads to “ensure the Federal Government has unfettered access to comprehensive data from all state programs that receive federal funding.”
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/06/26/washington-denied-federal-request-for-personal-data-on-food-stamp-recipients/
They probably want data for Peter Thiel's Plantir.