SCOTUS grants DOGE access to all YOUR Social Security Information

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Not to jump into the debate, but my understanding is that DOGE is looking for fraud.
So people over 100, multiple people with the same number and different addresses.
Cross-check so no dead people are getting benefits, or are still paying contributions/working.
There should only be one person using each number

DOGE having "read only" access to information to save SS money is a very good thing.

Why do you think "read only" access is a good thing?

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Same question to you:
What are you afraid of that the DOGE team will do with your information that any other number of bureaucrats and institutions who have it won't?

I despise incompetence masquerading as professionalism or competence. And while I don't generally denigrate people for being ignorant, since you posed a specific question to me, I'll answer it.

It has nothing to do with "fear" it has everything to do with wanting the rights we have to be protected and not tossed out on a bogus premises that DOGE is rooting out "fraud & abuse" when what we have seen from this administration's attempt to accomplish multiple goals are abysmal.

I highlighted the applicable pieces in red in the information I posted. Your medical information is protected by HIPAA and not any & everyone is supposed to have access to it. HOWEVER companies use pretext and a convoluted system to sometimes bypass these protections such a when filing a disability claim which the SSA also handles - SSDI.

So you're asking the wrong question. People don't have to fear something to not want just any ole asshole having access to their PERSONAL & PROTECTED (supposed to be) information.

 

[Orangecat]

I despise incompetence masquerading as professionalism or competence. And while I don't generally denigrate people for being ignorant, since you posed a specific question to me, I'll answer it.

It has nothing to do with "fear" it has everything to do with wanting the rights we have to be protected and not tossed out on a bogus premises that DOGE is rooting out "fraud & abuse" when what we have seen from this administration's attempt to accomplish multiple goals are abysmal.

I highlighted the applicable pieces in red in the information I posted. Your medical information is protected by HIPAA and not any & everyone is supposed to have access to it. HOWEVER companies use pretext and a convoluted system to sometimes bypass these protections such a when filing a disability claim which the SSA also handles - SSDI.

So you're asking the wrong question. People don't have to fear something to not want just any ole asshole having access to their PERSONAL & PROTECTED (supposed to be) information.

IOW, you're paranoid. That's okay.

 

[1srelluc]

And mightily bored they'll be.

 

[Crepitus]

The Supreme Court on Friday let members of the Department of Government Efficiency, formed by Elon Musk, have access to sensitive records of many millions of Americans held by the Social Security Administration.

The court’s order was brief and unsigned, which is typical when the justices rule on emergency applications.

The Trump administration said it needed the data to root out waste and fraud and to modernize the agency’s operations. Two labor unions and an advocacy group represented by Democracy Forward Foundation sued to block access, saying that much of the information was deeply personal and protected by privacy laws.

The court responded that the agency “may proceed” to allow DOGE access to the records necessary to do its work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/politics/supreme-court-doge-social-security.html

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This is what MAGA wanted and this is what MAGA got.

DOGE now has access to social security information of many millions of Americans. That information is some of the most sensitive we have. Though Musk is no longer involved his people will have access to that information. I am sure Musk and Peter Thiel are smiling today. It was a good day for those that want to erode your personal privacy and access to your most sensitive information.

So the conservative justices who had a meltdown over their "privacy" being violated by Dobbs protests in front of their homes are cool with Musk's Doge minions rampaging through the personal data of EVERY American.

If it weren't for double standards the republicans would have no standards at all.

 

[leftwinger]

Stupid Board Swine.

 

[kyzr]

Why do you think "read only" access is a good thing?

DOGE can't change anything, they would forward their findings to the SS staff for review and any actions.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Trump, his cult and other RWNJ's whine about the 'Deep State".
They found it and they like it and defend it.

The most gullible, dumbest people on the planet

 

[fncceo]

SCOTUS grants DOGE access to all YOUR Social Security Information​

That doesn’t bother me… just as long as they don’t get hold of my browser history.

We all go to weird places.

 

[Blaster]

A nothing burger.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

IOW, you're paranoid. That's okay.

You're confused — paranoia is an irrational belief that someone is out to get you. My concern is rooted in facts and policy, not fear. Your lack of understanding of the systems involved doesn't turn informed critique into paranoia.

You've asked "what are you afraid of?" multiple times now — as if fear is the only valid motivator for protecting sensitive data. It's not. It's about boundaries, law, and accountability.

The Social Security Administration holds banking data for people receiving benefits. Does that mean it's okay for just anyone to have access to it? Or should people expect that protected information remains protected?

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

DOGE can't change anything, they would forward their findings to the SS staff for review and any actions.

I think you may have misunderstood my question. If someone has full browsing rights to the entire database, then they have access to sensitive information that is supposed to be protected by multiple laws — HIPAA being just one.

SSA databases also contain banking details for recipients who use direct deposit. Hopefully those are masked in the UI, but at the table level, that data is usually still visible to developers and database admins. These roles often have permissions beyond read-only.

Data breaches don’t just happen through external hacks — they happen when internal access is misused or resold.

And yes — changing values like benefit amounts or rerouting payments to a new bank account isn’t just data exposure. That’s a different class of cybercrime entirely.

 

[Orangecat]

Or should people expect that protected information remains protected?

Protected from people given legal access to it? Nothing has changed except a few new people now have access to your info. I happens every time a new person is hired by the government in one of those agencies. I still contend paranoia, mixed with an unhealthy dose of TDS.