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Musk allies given access to private consumer data before shutting down agency: sources

www.rawstory.com Musk allies given access to private consumer data before shutting down agency: sources

Four young staffers working under Elon Musk gained access to highly sensitive personal data held by a consumer protection agency before shutting it down.White House budget director Russell Vought ordered wider access to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau materials by staffers working for the so-ca...

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Title makes it sound like he gave the info to his buddies who wanted it. No, the people working at DOGE had temporary access for carrying out their assigned work.
It is very hard to be anti-Elon when you have to fact check and dig into every anti-Elon story. If you just believe the headlines and talk to any skeptical right-winger, you're gonna look real stupid when Google searches come out
- Oh look, someone who has no fucking clue how the US government works, speaking bullshit with authority, and has the gall to be petulant about it.
  Fuck off.
- And why do they need personal data to carry out their jobs again? Wasn't this about government efficiency; as in: the bigger picture? Why concern yourself with the specifics of Johnathan Doe?
- Did the people who had "temporary access" have stringent security measures in place such that the access was not misused? No?
  Did they ensure that after the "temporary access" none of these people retained any of said information improperly? No again?
  Did any of the people pass background checks that normal government employees must pass before being given access to said data? No for a third time?
  Is there any reason to trust that they treated the data responsibly other than blind faith? No x4.
- Assigned by who? With what oversight?
  
  And if it was for an official government business, I suspect We American citizens will have full access to the report in detail of the data’s use…right? Right? ….guys?
  
  Yes, it's called the Open Records Act, and the Freedom of Information Act.
  Things that existed prior to 3 weeks ago.
  
  Last time I filed a FOIA request it took 12 months for someone to respond, way too long. We need limited or at least oversight(ing) to begin ASAP
  
  Absolutely

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