Summary

Elon Musk has requested access to the IRS’s Integrated Data Retrieval System, which contains personal tax information for millions of Americans.

The request has not yet been granted but has raised alarm among privacy experts and government officials.

Critics fear Musk could misuse the data, especially given his existing federal contracts. The IRS is considering a memorandum to permit access, despite strict rules against unauthorized viewing.

A federal judge has already blocked DOGE from accessing Treasury data, but other agencies remain vulnerable.

    • acargitz@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      Fuck Musk but this thing of shipping people around is crap. Just jail him like any regular criminal.

      • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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        5 days ago

        Nah, just put him in one of those idiot squishers like the Titan-1C that took out a handful of billionaires last year.

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          4 days ago

          Seize everything he owns down to the last penny. He now has to work an entry level job for minimum wage.