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13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data (apnews.com)
submitted 14 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world
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Summary

Thirteen Democratic attorneys general, led by New York’s Letitia James, plan to sue to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal payment systems containing sensitive personal data.

Concerns include security risks and potential disruptions to Social Security and Medicare.

A federal judge ruled that only two Musk allies could have "read-only" access.

DOGE allegedly seeks control to halt payments to agencies like USAID.

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmings.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I hope the states proactively do something to secure people against the breach. Are my life savings just going to go poof, without notice?

...I don't want my money to enrich Musk. Or fascism.

By the way, I stopped by my local bank to ask questions about what they can do. They said they can't do anything. However, they could give me physical Euros if I trade in my American Dollars. I think that I will do that. My gut says that the Dollar is a dead man walking. Plus, Elon can't steal physical money.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 28 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

On one hand, fucking finally. On another hand, only 13?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The rest are hopefully waiting until Trump doesn't have the power to pardon Musky.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

When will he or his successor ever not have that power?

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 61 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The whole chain of custody is fucked; we have no idea how compromised these unvetted teens with write access to these servers are.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 27 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They're selling to the highest bidder already. We can't get any more compromised

[–] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Source?

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Hello, I am from the future. I've been sent back to verify this as it's imperative that the past not wait around for sources to know they are getting ass fucked.

For confirmation, look at the clock, when the large hand hits 6 you will be even more fucked.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Too late unfortunately.

Also suing them does nothing? The DOJ has been weaponized.

Going a step beyond non-violent protests would be better.

[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 4 points 6 hours ago

Exactly, they already got access....

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago

I'm unfortunately not confident that the administration would respect a ruling that's not in their favor if it did happen. Will somebody actually enforce the ruling?

[–] electricyarn@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Defeatist mentality only helps nazi's.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Lmao fascist will never be stopped by paperwork

Right now the defeatest mentality is sitting around and asking nicely for our elected representatives to stop supporting a fascist agenda while they ignore us and keep supporting fascism.

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] electricyarn@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Bold talk, you're here posting negativity. Show us how it's done!

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Well for you specifically, don't listen to that little part of your brain that gives you dopamine for attacking people unless you actually focus your energy twoards an actual enemy. Unity is more important than ever as the right seeks to kill minorities and put immigrants in camps.

For everyone:

Get involved with local organizations that foster community and support systems that can enable general strikes.

Go to city council meetings, email every politician in your area with a list of what they should and should not support, and be very vocal. Make it clear if your local government supports the goals of the Trump admin then your organizations will support their opposition and they will be removed from office.

Fight right wing ideologies in every space. If your coworker, friend, family, random stranger says some bigot shit snap at them and force them to feel ashamed. Make sure they understand this rhetoric from the right leads to shooting each other in the streets over cosmetics.

I'm doing my part in my town.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Civil suits are not in DOJ purview

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

I understand that, but I also don't expect this administration to play by ANY of the former rules or laws.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 28 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Would it be easier to start the government from scratch? Asking for a friend.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 32 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's what they're trying to do.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 20 points 13 hours ago

But like a good one please.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 16 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Was listening to a podcast about post Soviet Georgia and what Musk is going is eerily similar to what neoliberal wreckers did to that country. Replace all old guard government workers with people who bend the knee, dismantle anything that helps people (ie economic shock therapy), reentrench the church as a fundamental institution, and ramp up ethnonationalist sentiments.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 10 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Seems like they have it all planned out. What the fuck..

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 hours ago

They do, and they haven't been quiet about it. Project 2025 has it all laid out, and it's just the latest in a long line of these plans that they openly talk about. It's just that nobody ever listens. They openly talked about how they made up the men in women's bathroom thing to make people hate trans women. In 2015. There are 10 year old articles about how they made it up, and yet people are still freaking out about it.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

They do. You can read it, it's been available for months to read.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's actually working now and no one's doing anything...

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 15 points 12 hours ago

They're waiting 4 years so they can vote in the next election that isn't coming.

A lot of people don't realize the game has changed. The Democrats, and a lot of the people are still under the assumption that if they keep playing nice they'll get their turn again. Their country has been stolen, and they're losing their rights by the day.

[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago

... and we're going to get those hard drives back, right? And figure out what they did with that data, right?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 16 points 14 hours ago

should be 50…

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Gee, WHICH STATES, AP?

Probably Texas, right, because they're big on their individual liberties, or so it says on their website. And of course Florida is big and tough, and Oklahoma loves to protect its people.

(Edit: I'm sure it's in the body of the article, I'm just saying these headlines about "# states do a thing" are clearly talking about red states or non-red states and they should just say so. the fact that they don't is utter shit.)

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 16 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Thirteen Democratic attorneys general

First line of the summary, guy.

Joining [New York] in the statement were the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.

No one is going to put all of that in a headline. Calm down.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Again, I'm not saying they didn't have the information in the body of the article.

And isn't there some other way they coudl have included that in the title besides listing all the states?

Your first quote, for example.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The headlines sole purpose is to get you to read the article, not give you the details in one sentence.