Supreme Court allows Doge Access: Data protection in danger!

Supreme Court allows Doge Access: Data protection in danger!

In a directional judgment, the United States Supreme Court decided that the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) may receive access to sensitive personal data from citizens. This happens despite continuing legal disputes and concerns about data protection. A majority of the conservative judges voted for this decision, while the liberal judges Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor expressed clear rejection and addressed possible dangers for the privacy of millions of Americans.

The data concerned include a variety of sensitive information, including social security numbers, birth data, account numbers, addresses as well as information on pension payments and health data. In a previous instance, judge Ellen Lipton Hollander Doge had prohibited access to this data in an interim procedure because she saw the "unrestricted access" as problematic. Nevertheless, the government argues that this access is necessary to combat fraud and misuse of state money.

political implications

President Donald Trump supports these measures and plans massive cuts in government spending. For this purpose, he had commissioned Elon Musk to advance the restructuring of the state apparatus together with Doge. Musk has worked on this project by the end of May, but is now primarily devoting himself to his own activities, including Tesla. Trump emphasizes that the committee should be continued without Musk's participation.

The decision of the Supreme Courts has already caused discussions in public. Critics fear that the possibility of access to personal data could favor abuse and a violation of privacy. While Trump justifies the measure as necessary for the security and efficiency of the government, many are concerned about the effects on the fundamental rights of the citizens.

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