Federal Court Upholds Restrictions on DOGE’s Access to Social Security Data
A federal appeals court has upheld restrictions on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) regarding access to personal data in Social Security systems, following a 9-6 vote by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander’s ruling mandated that DOGE staff can access redacted data only after training and background checks while requiring the purging of non-anonymized data already obtained. The decision arose from concerns raised by labor unions and retirees about privacy violations and security risks associated with DOGE’s actions.
