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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could potentially gain access to the average American’s personal data

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The New York Times has compiled a list of all the data that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could potentially gain access to about the average American .

The list includes credit and debit card numbers, your employer’s name, your IP address, the high school and/or college you went to, medical and academic records, your spouse's personal information, tax, credit, health, and much more.

Federal housing assistance received Federal income tax withheld.

Free or reduced-price school lunch received Full name Funding arrangements of employer group health plan Gambling income Gender Gross business profit Gross business receipts or sales.

Student loan interest received IP address I.R.A. deduction Job title Jury duty pay Late tax filing interest.

DOGE has been granted access to all of the data by executive orders from President Trump .

That access has become the subject of multiple legal complaints.

A federal judge temporarily limited the group’s access to three federal agencies last month , but an appeals court recently reinstated it.

The people Musk has entrusted to helm the project should give any privacy-wary American pause.

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English

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