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C0RI0LANUS

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Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:39 AM Tuesday

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