Doge can access the data while the judge rules

A US judge declined to block Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing or transferring data from seven government agencies. The judge said that DOGE’s actions violate the Privacy Act of 1974. The Privacy Act prohibits an agency from disclosing someone’s records unless that person approves in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions.