DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk

[Brainfodder]

4. Do realize that your DATA is readily available for a price already?

Best advice I can give on it is too keep as small a footprint as possible on the internet with your visuals, assuming not a public figure or no desire to be one?
Keep to long standing behemoths such as paypal for online payment, but also use strong password and 2nd verification method on anything attached to bank accounts.

strong password requirements FYI:
Minimum 13 characters of more than 2 types: 4 in this one below.
Example: FaR1TiNGD0gH@zYURB.C
Slightly easier to remember maybe edition: PApa7667.flirT@fork

Once past 12 characters, bruteforce attack with the different types in play is way too long.
Not new news or anything.