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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

DOGE’s haphazard takeover of Social Security risked data of millions of Americans ‘leaking into the wrong hands’

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s haphazard takeover of the Social Security Administration risked data of millions of Americans “leaking into the wrong hands,” the department’s ousted acting chief of staff warned.

Tiffany Flick, a civil servant of 30 years, detailed the speed with which a DOGE associate was parachuted into the administration to access sensitive data.

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