Summary
A federal judge blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Social Security systems holding Americans’ personal data, calling the effort a “fishing expedition.”
The court ordered DOGE to delete any collected personal data but allowed access to redacted information after training.
The ruling followed a lawsuit by unions and advocacy groups, citing privacy violations and security risks. The Trump administration defended DOGE’s anti-fraud efforts.
Critics hailed the decision as a win for privacy, while DOGE’s access to other federal databases remains under scrutiny.
I kinda assumed they had either already exfiltrated whatever they wanted to add to their AI dataset or had backdoor access at this point. But that’s the neat part! No one knows!