Should you be worried about Elon Musk’s DOGE accessing your Social Security information?

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  Elon Musk is coming for your Social Security

  Elon Musk has used his platform to spread false claims about Social Security, potentially leading to the theft of earned benefits, while President Trump is giving him the power to do so.
  
  The Hill - 3d

• Here’s a key Social Security issue that Elon Musk’s DOGE task force could tackle — and it’s not fraud

  Overpayments can be both costly to the government and to the beneficiaries who face aggressive efforts to claw back the funds, often years after they’ve received them
  
  MarketWatch - 1d

• As DOGE continues federal budget cuts, Elon Musk turns focus to people over 100 receiving Social Security benefits

  Amid efforts to cut wasteful federal spending, there's new scrutiny on just how long some Social Security beneficiaries have been receiving payments.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• Elon Musk turns his sights to Social Security. Could he cut it?

  For tens of millions of Americans, Social Security is the most vital federal program of all
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 12
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  Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

  Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.
  
  The New York Times - 4h
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  Musk says judge that blocked DOGE access should be impeached

  As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue to reshape the federal government, another judge temporarily blocks DOGE’s access to the Treasury Department — with Musk saying that judge should be ...
  
  NBC News - Feb. 10

• Judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing Americans' sensitive data

  Elon Musk and his team of cost-cutters at the Department of Government Efficiency have found their next target, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But security concerns about their actions - ...
  
  CBS News - Feb. 8
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  Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records

  A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.
  
  The New York Times - 3d

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