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C0RI0LANUS

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Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:39 AM Jan 28

Trumpf Gives Elon Musk Access to All Unclassified Data in the US Government [View all]

Money buys you this.


AI-generated image for DOGE.gov website, already taken down. (Source: Social media)

The fine print of a sweeping executive order seemingly grants Elon Musk — the wealthiest and arguably most powerful unelected figure in the world — and his associates at the somehow-still-real Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to all unclassified data held by US government agencies, according to Wired.


Under the executive order, the Trump Administration didn't create a new federal advisory committee. It instead repurposed the United States Digital Service (USDS), an existing government organization with sweeping access to vast caches of data across government agencies, including the sensitive information of US citizens, as the "United States DOGE Service" — a move that seemingly opens the door for Musk and his operatives to access a massive amount of data without much transparency oversight.


This move allows the Trumpf administration and his goons to data mine the American people, and in essence, conduct warrantless internal surveillance.

Sources:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-data-us-government

https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk/


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:grrr: elleng Jan 28 #1
Using a cute little puppy as their symbol. Irish_Dem Jan 28 #2
I thought it was a fox Mossfern Jan 28 #3
I Thought It Was RobinA Jan 28 #11
I'm sure it's a reference to the Dogecoin dog. CaptainTruth Jan 28 #10
A way to manipulate people into investing in his scams. Irish_Dem Jan 28 #12
John Oliver called it "the world's most punchable dog". Initech Jan 28 #17
What about the stuff in TSF's bathroom? Sneederbunk Jan 28 #4
So how many people will be able to sell all of our military secrets to the highest bidder? nt Wounded Bear Jan 28 #5
This was a quiet, shifty little disaster that befell the American people. C0RI0LANUS Jan 28 #6
Well put orangecrush Jan 28 #20
Isnt all unclassified info public anyway? prodigitalson Jan 28 #7
Hi prodigitalson. You have access to your unclassified personal info, but not your neighbors. C0RI0LANUS Jan 28 #21
Got it. There are unclassified things that are still private. prodigitalson Jan 29 #23
You're welcome. C0RI0LANUS Jan 29 #24
Musk's team will have access to lots of data. C0RI0LANUS Jan 28 #8
If it is UNCLASSIFIED data, we all should have access hurple Jan 28 #9
Well if it's unclassified, what's the big deal? Polybius Jan 28 #13
he's going to make copies of everything and sell it to the highest bidder on the new Silk Road. Javaman Jan 28 #14
Since photography was not invented in the14th century CE, soldierant Jan 28 #15
He mainly wants it for training AI intrepidity Jan 28 #16
This illegal alien white supremacist mntleo2 Jan 28 #18
K&R orangecrush Jan 28 #19
Trumpf Fires All Three Democrats on Privacy Oversight Board C0RI0LANUS Jan 28 #22
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