2025-03-20 21:12:09

Judge blocks Elon Musk’s Doge from accessing social security records

Ellen Hollander calls Trump aide’s hunt for supposed fraud a ‘fishing expedition’ in temporary restraining orderA federal judge on Thursday blocked Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing social security records as part of its hunt under Donald Trump for fraud and waste, calling the effort a “fishing expedition”.Judge Ellen Hollander granted a temporary restraining order that prevents Social Security Administration (SSA) workers from allowing Doge to have access to records that contain personally identifiable information. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/20/musk-doge-social-security

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