Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by scarab92 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:19AM
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You don't really need to assume anything about Musk other than self-interest.
If he got involved in a review of a program where he has a conflict, there's plenty of discontent government employees who would blow the whistle, moreover, if he made any recommendations relating to this, it would be obvious.
Regarding personal data, I'm not sure what technical safeguards they have in place, but given the potential reputational harm to the Trump admin if anything leaked, I'm sure they are doing everything possible to avoid touching it whenever possible, and anonymising it when they have to process it.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by crabmusket on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:29AM
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You haven't yet learned the lesson of the Trump victories. The lesson is that he can just do whatever he wants, and there are no adults in the room to stop him.
Elon is starting to catch on.
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/19/its-easy-to-save-billion...
> Trump has prohibited Musk from being involved in with the review in agencies where he was a material conflict
I'm not saying these are or aren't happening, but it seems like a lot of "good faith" assumptions here. If you assume Musk is an unethical actor, these seem mostly meaningless.