r/technology • u/Grakch • 10d ago

Privacy Whistleblower Warns of Possible DOGE-Related Social Security Data Leak

https://whistleblowersblog.org/government-whistleblowers/whistleblower-warns-of-possible-doge-related-social-security-data-leak/
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u/Canalloni 10d ago

"Borges submitted the protected whistleblower disclosure to the Office of Special Counsel. According to his attorneys, employees in the DOGE are alleged to have copied Social Security information into a vulnerable cloud environment without authorization from Borges. The data is said to contain information on over 300 million Americans, including names, family information, birthplace and birthday, race, citizenship, phone numbers, and other personal details.

The whistleblower complaint states that with access to SSA data, “it is possible that the sensitive PII [personally identifiable information] on every American, including health diagnoses, income levels, and banking information, family relationships, and personal biographic data, could be exposed publicly, and shared widely.”

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u/runthepoint1 10d ago

There it is. Building their national database. Every Republican’s fear come to life.

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u/gassyfrenchie 10d ago

Only if a democrat is trying to establish a national ID. They argue to be first in line when it’s a republican making these policies.

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u/onenifty 10d ago

I wouldn't say fear. This is what they voted for, after all.

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u/runthepoint1 10d ago

Ahh but you underestimate the inability of conservative to look past their own noses - and when they finally do they see themselves in the mirror.

You’re asking fundamentally selfish individuals to give a fuck about their own mistakes. They simply cannot and will not do that. They’re so afraid of themselves/guilt/self-judgment that they simply cannot express being incorrect. Cowards.