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Court blocks DOGE access to sensitive personal data

Court blocks DOGE access to sensitive personal data at Social Security Administration
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to block DOGE from further access to sensitive personal information at the Social Security Administration.
Judge hits DOGE with new limits on access to Social Security records
A federal judge blocked Department of Government Efficiency personnel from accessing sensitive Social Security records.
Federal judge blocks DOGE access to Social Security data with preliminary injunction
A federal judge in Maryland has granted two unions and a retiree advocacy group a preliminary injunction blocking the Social Security Administration from giving Elon Musk’s "department of government efficiency" access to any SSA system containing personally identifiable information.
Community members protest DOGE's access to Social Security during federal hearing in Baltimore
Working and retired community members rallied outside of a Baltimore courthouse Tuesday as the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attended a hearing over its access to the Social Security Administration.
US federal judge limits DOGE's access to social security data
A US federal judge has limited the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by tech-billionaire Elon Musk, from accessing the data of millions of people stored by the Social Security Administration (SSA).
DOGE blocked from accessing sensitive Social Security records
Giving representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency unlimited access to Social Security records "exposes a wide fissure in the foundation" of the agency entrusted with some of Am
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security records amid privacy concerns
Baltimore: A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.
Court blocks DOGE's access to sensitive Social Security data
A federal judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security data, citing privacy and legal concerns raised in a lawsuit.
Judge orders new limits on DOGE data access at Social Security Administration
A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction that bars DOGE staffers from accessing non-anonymized personal data at the Social Security Administration.
Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case data
About a half-dozen DOGE “advisors” won approval from the the Justice Department to access the ECAS system, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
DOGE granted access to Justice Department case data on millions of immigrants.
On Friday, a Wired report and allegation by Rep. Gerald Connolly surfaced, saying that DOGE is creating a “cross-agency master database” of personal information for surveillance on immigrants. Today,
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