Imagine one government brain tracking your Social Security, tax returns, disability status — even your medical diagnoses.
Well, that’s exactly what DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency — under Elon Musk‘s leadership is racing to build, and it’s being sold as modernization.
But critics call it a digital dragnet. DOGE is pulling private data across federal agencies, often bypassing traditional security protocols, and civil rights experts warn it’s a hacker’s dream and a democracy’s nightmare.
Inside government, workers say they are being pushed to merge systems once kept separate for a reason.
Experts say consolidating this much data breaks basic cybersecurity principles, making the government a bigger target — especially as Chinese hacking escalates.
But still, the White House insists it is legal, safe and necessary to root out fraud and deport undocumented immigrants. But at what cost?
Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.
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