US EditionSupreme Court allows DOGE to access Social Security data
- On Friday, the Supreme Court approved the Department of Government Efficiency’s request to review Social Security databases that hold personal information on millions of U.S. Citizens.
- The decision follows a legal challenge originally filed by labor unions and retirees who sought to block DOGE's access under federal privacy laws, with a Maryland judge previously restricting it.
- Senate Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth Warren, and Ron Wyden have introduced the Protecting Seniors' Data Act, which calls for a thorough review by the Government Accountability Office of Social Security Administration systems that were accessed by DOGE employees and volunteers to identify security risks and performance issues.
- Whitehouse argued on the Senate floor that DOGE entered SSA with bad intent and warned of lingering risks like potential backdoors allowing unauthorized data access.
- The ruling allows DOGE access but prompted renewed calls for comprehensive reviews and safeguards to protect Americans' sensitive Social Security data against misuse.
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Social security numbers, account data or particularly sensitive health data. All of this can now be accessed by the controversial U.S. authority DOGE. That is what the Supreme Court has decided.
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Supreme Court Grants DOGE Access to Americans' Data Amid Privacy Concerns
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Government Efficiency access to Social Security Administration data, despite privacy concerns. The decision supports the department's controversial efforts to cut federal jobs. Critics, including labor unions and advocacy groups, argue that this poses risks to millions of Americans' personal information.
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