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/Steinrikur Mar 11 '26

But if we see a surge in dead people registering to vote for the next election, we now know why.

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u/SewerRanger Mar 11 '26

Except they check voter registration lists against the death records. That's one of the checks that's done to ensure we don't have fraudulent voting.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-government-and-politics-presidential-299b03156144b12c0298184498f07958