Jon Brodkin reports: A federal judge yesterday issued a temporary restraining order blocking DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration records, saying the DOGE agency created by President Donald Trump “is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion.” Plaintiffs are likely to win…
Gregory Korte and Erik Larson A staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency violated Treasury Department policies when he sent a spreadsheet containing personal information to two other people in the Trump administration, a federal official revealed in a court filing Friday. That DOGE staffer was Marko Elez, who left his job tracking Treasury payments…
Cindy Cohn and Corynne McSherry write: EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn’t set out to change the world. For 22 years,…
Cassandre Coyer reports: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, accused of unprecedented violations of privacy laws by accessing Americans’ most sensitive personal data, is claiming the public disclosure of its employees’ identities is the illegal invasion of privacy. Musk and some supporters of the group’s mission took to social media to argue that oversight and…