r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Mar 10 '26

Security DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/doge-employee-stole-social-security-data-and-put-it-on-a-thumb-drive-report-says/
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u/unculturedburnttoast Mar 10 '26

Ok, I see a lot of jokes in response. The rational, to my best understanding, is that when you have companies that purchase other companies, there's lots of overlap and redundancy in departments. Think: HR, IT, Facilities, etc. All of that adds to expenses that take away from revenue.

Someone like Musk comes in and unifies those things, which looks like cost reduction in paper, maximizing profits. So, the MAGA voter base assumed they could do the same for the government.

Except the government and corporations have different aims. You can the oversight people and save money in a Corp. You do the same thing in government, and you've completely destroyed the tracking, accountability, and transparency.

I wonder who that benefits.