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Doge takeover of social security seemed ‘based on myth’, says ex-administrator

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Former SSA chief of staff describes Doge agents as acting with disregard for data confidentiality.

Tiffany Flick said she was “not confident’s agents had “the requisite knowledge and training to prevent sensitive information from being inadvertently transferred to bad actors’ agents.

The president of Democracy Forward , Skye Perryman , said: “ Americans should be able to trust the government to protect their confidential data and yet again the Trump administration has shown a blatant disregard for the law and its obligations to the American people by granting unprecedented levels of access to unappointed and unvetted individuals. “On behalf of retirees and worker representatives, we urge the court to block the Trump administration’s unlawful attempt to access the private data of hundreds of millions of Americans across the country.”.