# Judge: Federal government lawyers ‘barely defend’ giving Elon Musk’s DOGE illegal access to government data

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-22T23:45:29+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/federal-judge-ruling-doge-opm-broke-law-access-sensitive-data-elon-musk/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/judge-federal-government-lawyers-barely-defend-giving-elon-musk-s-doge-c9526e/

The Office of Personnel Management infringed on the Privacy Act by allowing access to millions of people’s information, according to a federal judge.

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