# 2025-20931: Government Quietly Updates How It Stalks Your Data

2025-20931, Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, is a Federal Register notice from Social Security Administration published 2025-11-25, effective 2025-11-25 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20931
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20931
- Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Social Security Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 53413
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-11-25
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Government Quietly Updates How It Stalks Your Data

## Summary

The Social Security Administration is updating how it shares certain personal info to help stop fraud and wrong payments. This change mainly affects people with Social Security records and kicks in right away, except for one new sharing rule that starts December 26, 2025. The public can comment on this update until that date, but no new costs or delays are expected.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing public notice of our intent to modify our existing systems of records listed below under the System Name and Number section. This notice publishes details of the modified systems as set forth below under the caption, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

## Effects PRIA read

- SSA may share records with Treasury: mixed, medium. If you have Social Security records, the Social Security Administration will be allowed to disclose your information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to review payment and award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working System for identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments. This…

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## Sources
- [2025-20931 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20931/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records)
- [2025-20931 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20931.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20931 (as of 2026-06-08).