"After a judge blocked a #Trump executive order, Elon #Musk shared a post with his more than 200 million followers on #X that included the judge’s daughter’s name, photo and job, allegedly at the Department of #Education. There’s no indication he got access to #government #databases about her, but how would we know if he had, or if he does so in the future?

How many people are now wondering about #private information about themselves or their loved ones? How many #companies are wondering if their sensitive #financial data is now in the hands of a rival? How many #judges are wondering if their family is next?"

nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion…

Opinion | Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To

What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?

^{Zeynep Tufekci (The New York Times)}