The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk is facing a setback in its offensive on the Social Security Administration (SSA): a district judge has temporarily blocked the agency from accessing systems that hold personal data on millions of people.
Concretely, U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander ruled that the team also has to delete any personally identifiable data they may have already got. Hollander, who is based in Maryland, upheld a request made by labor unions and retirees, who claimed DOGE's "nearly unlimited" access to personal data violates privacy laws and poses a security risk.
