Judge blocks Musk agency access to millions of Americans’ personal data
by Joseph Gedeon from US news | The Guardian on (#6VFZY)
Education department and OPM prevented from sharing sensitive information in widest-ranging judicial check yet
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk's so-called department of government efficiency" (Doge) from accessing the sensitive personal information of millions of Americans, dealing a quick blow to the second Trump administration's controversial government downsizing goals.
According to court filings on Monday, US district judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the Department of Education and office of personnel management - the government's HR department - must stop sharing federal employees' and student borrowers' personal data with Doge officials, stating that such access appears to violate federal privacy laws.
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