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Judge Temporarily Blocks DOGE from Social Security Data, Calls It a ‘Fishing Expedition’ | The government's argument for why the DOGE minions needed millions of Americans' sensitive data was unpersuasive.


The government's argument for why the DOGE minions needed millions of Americans' sensitive data was unpersuasive.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government of Efficiency from accessing Americans’ personal data at the Social Security Administration. Musk’s other operations have also been met with legal challenges in recent weeks, a development that has spurred the billionaire to begin attacking those judges and calling for them to be impeached. Unfortunately, while a block on DOGE’s access to data may seem like a win, the Social Security Administration has—under the leadership of a DOGE-linked leader—recently ushered in several policies that critics say will cripple the agency and obstruct its ability to dispense benefits to Americans.

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