A federal judge temporarily vetoed Elon Musk and the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) – that the tycoon is in front – access to the personal information of the Americans in the Social Security Administration systems.
The magistrate Ellen Lipton Hollander, From the Maryland District Court, he asked Doge employees to eliminate any identifiable personal information that they have and that has not been anonymized.
The judge also forbade them to install software on social security devices and ordered them Eliminate any technological support that would have installed since the beginning of the second administration of Donald Trump on January 20.
The order is related to the concession to ten people affiliated with doge of unrestricted access to said records of millions of Americans.
The information contained in these records includes social security numbers, Personal medical and mental health history, fiscal and driving license information, bank accounts data, income history, Particular and labor addresses, birth and marriage and immigration records and/or naturalization, among others.
The plaintiffs were the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the US Federation of State Employees, County and Municipal (AFL-CIO) and LA Alliance for American retirees (WE BUY).
In the opinion of the petitioners, staff without adequate training He had had access to highly sensitive data.
The magistrate considers that the American population could well Applaud and support the mission of the Executive to eradicate fraud and waste in federal agencies -in the extent to which it exists -but wonders what methods.
“The Doge team is essentially involved in an expedition of social security fishing in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than a suspicion. It has started The search for the proverbial needle in the bird, Without having any concrete knowledge that the needle is really, “said the judge.
Lipton Hollander considered that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their argument that the action undertaken is “Arbitrary and capricious” and therefore issued a temporary restriction order.
