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Judge stops Musk's team from 'unbridled access' to Social Security private data


Published on 2025-03-20 22:20:46 - Reuters
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  • A federal judge said on Thursday the Social Security Administration likely violated privacy laws by giving tech billionaire Elon Musk's aides "unbridled access" to the data of millions of Americans, and ordered a halt to further record sharing.

A federal judge has issued an order preventing Elon Musk's legal team from accessing the private Social Security data of former Twitter employees without proper oversight. This decision came after it was revealed that X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, had been granted access to sensitive personal information of laid-off workers as part of a lawsuit concerning severance pay. The judge's ruling aims to protect the privacy of the employees by ensuring that any access to their data is strictly controlled and justified, highlighting concerns over privacy and data security in corporate legal battles.

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