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EFF sues Elon Musk and DOGE to block their access to federal employee data
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with multiple federal employee unions, have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to block their access to federal employee data kept by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) .
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with multiple federal employee unions, have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to block their access to sensitive and identifying information on millions of Americans. As the EFF notes, the agency's records contain federal employees' names, birthdates, home addresses, social security numbers, work experience, union activities, salaries, performance reviews, demotions, life insurance, death benefits as well as classified information NDAs. In its announcement, the EFF explained that the mishandling of information in OPM's systems could lead to "significant and varied abuses," and that DOGE's "unchecked access" on its own puts federal employees at risk of privacy violations and even political pressure and blackmail.
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