Judge Slams Musk’s DOGE Team, Bars Access to Social Security Records
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Social Security Administration (SSA) data containing personally identifiable information (PII). Judge Hollander’s ruling condemned DOGE’s actions as a “fishing expedition” lacking justification for accessing such sensitive data. The order prohibits the SSA from granting DOGE access to PII, which includes a wide range of personal information, and mandates the deletion of any already obtained non-anonymized PII. The judge highlighted the hypocrisy of DOGE concealing its affiliates’ identities while disregarding the privacy of millions whose SSA records were accessed.
John Q. Hosedrinker