Doge improperly shared sensitive social security data, DoJ court filing reveals

Trump administration acknowledges that Elon Musk's cost-cutting operation accessed Americans' sensitive data

After months of denials, the Trump administration has acknowledged in a federal court filing that employees working for Elon Musk's supposed cost-cutting operation accessed and improperly shared Americans' sensitive social security data.

The justice department court filing, submitted on Friday in an ongoing lawsuit, reveals that a member of the so-called department of government efficiency" (Doge) signed a secret data-sharing agreement with an unidentified political advocacy group whose stated aim was to find evidence of voter fraud and overturn election results in certain states.