Privacy advocates are seeking to prevent Elon Musk’s Governor’s team from accessing sensitive taxpayer information at the IRS. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America Closed subtitles
A group of oversight organizations and union alliances filed a lawsuit trying to prevent Elon Musk's Governor's team from accessing sensitive taxpayer information at the IRS.
The Social Security Agency is brewing a similar battle as Musk's representatives try to pry open some of the government's closest data doors.
"Dorge and his government whipping game have wreak havoc on the U.S. government system and have attracted incredible attention to the U.S. public privacy," a complaint filed in the District of Columbia Federal Court said.
The lawsuit noted that Musk's "Government Efficiency Department" team has already penetrated computer systems in many federal agencies including the Treasury, the Ministry of Education and the United States Agency for International Development.
But it believes that the IRS's taxpayer data enjoys special legal protections.
"It's very personal," said Nina Olson, a longtime national taxpayer advocate for the IRS. "If you only look at your own 1040 or whatever form you submit, it's Your family structure. This is your income from various sources. This is all kinds of deductions. This is your health information."
Olson said keeping information confidential is crucial to maintaining taxpayers’ willingness to apply.
“From day one, every IRS employee has received confidentiality training on returning information,” she added.
Last year, Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor Donald Trump and other rich people came to the news media.
For decades, the executive branch had easily accessed taxpayer data, but Congress passed a law in 1976 that restricted that – in part in response to concerns that President Nixon had already weaponized the information to help friends and punish enemy.
"This country once experienced a president who tried to collect tax information about its political allies and enemies," the lawsuit said. "After the Watergate era, Congress clearly and explicitly adopted protections to protect the American people from these invasions. Infringement.”
Litigation points to media reports about Gavin Kliger, a church employee who arrived at the IRS last week and met with acting officials. Doge is reportedly seeking access to the agency’s integrated data retrieval system, which will provide an extensive window into sensitive taxpayer data.
"The problem is that we don't know what they proposed," Olson told Morning Post in another interview Tuesday. "Accessing the database, accessing the system (IDRS) is closely controlled, and IRS employees are only able to access their work with them." Components directly related to responsibilities.”
The White House has said that the Governor is looking to abuse the government's money without providing details.
"Waste, fraud and abuse have been deeply rooted in our broken systems," White House spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement. "It requires direct access to the system to identify and fix it. ”
Olson questioned whether the threshold team had any experience in discovering any tax fraud.
"Does these people have a background in tax laws?" she asked in the morning version. "You have to train this. So if you're just a software engineer, that's - you know, you don't have a background to say it's fraud."
Musk's team of governors is seeking access to data from multiple federal agencies, sparking protests and filing lawsuits. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Closed subtitles
Doge employees also seek access to other sensitive government databases, including the Social Security Agency.
Acting Social Security Commissioner Michelle King reportedly stepped down for protests over the weekend, the first time the Washington Post reported.
“There is no reasonable reason for Musk and the threshold to access American personal information,” said Max Richtman, chairman of the National Committee for the Preservation of Social Security and Medicare. “Social Security is not Musk and his unqualified slaves.” (They don’t understand how Social Security works) playgrounds.”
"Elon Musk is stealing your personal social security data," said Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Engineering, in a press conference released.
"The SSA has a comprehensive medical record of people applying for disability benefits. It has our bank information, our income records, our children's names and ages, and so on," Altman said. "There is no way to exaggerate how serious this is a violation." . My understanding is that it has happened."
The lawsuit for tax data is intended to prevent Doge from accessing any more information on the IRS and to delete any data it has collected.