A lawsuit filed by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) against the Department of Education (DOE) alleges that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is unlawfully accessing student loan data. The UCSA, representing over 230,000 undergraduate students, claims that this intrusion threatens the privacy of more than 42 million federal student loan borrowers in the US. The lawsuit highlights that parents and spouses of borrowers also share sensitive financial information with the DOE, potentially putting their data at risk. It points out that around 20 DOGE employees are reportedly working within the DOE, using personal email addresses, which are considered less secure than government email systems. This practice, according to DOE officials, violates security protocols. Despite these concerns, Congress has not intervened, even though it holds the constitutional power over spending. Some Democrats have raised alarms about DOGE’s secretive operations, but the response from DOGE remains uncertain.
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