{UAH} DOGE ACCESS TO large swaths of sensitive data blocked

 A federal judge deals a crushing defeat to corrupt MAGA oligarch Elon Musk by blocking DOGE's access to large swathes of sensitive personal data held at three federal agencies.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman has officially blocked the Department of Education (which Trump is attempting to totally dismantle) as well as the Department of the Treasury, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing personal identifying information about 2 million plaintiffs involved in a lawsuit challenging DOGE's access to crucial information.

Judge Boardman explained that the Privacy Act of 1974 shields innocent people by preventing the unauthorized disclosure of personal info collected by the government.

She correctly pointed out that Congress passed the Act to ensure that no single person or institution would be able to siphon up "every detail of our personal lives" in one fell swoop. That's exactly what Musk is trying to do.

"Those concerns are just as salient today," the judge wrote. "No matter how important or urgent the President's DOGE agenda may be, federal agencies must execute it in accordance with the law. That likely did not happen in this case."

The two million plaintiffs include six Americans who sued over DOGE's access to sensitive information that had been handed over to the government in order to collect veterans benefits, apply for student loans, or secure work as federal employees.

Five unions whose members have data stored within the relevant systems then joined the lawsuit, pushing the plaintiff number to around 2 million people.

They accuse the government agencies involved of "abandoning their duties as guardians and gatekeepers" of sensitive data.

This ruling is certainly a step in the right direction, but it doesn't go far enough. It's time to shut DOGE down for good and boot Elon Musk — an unelected bureaucrat — from our government for good.

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