As soon as I heard DOGE was going into the Social Security Administration, I knew the first thing they were going to do was hook up a satellite link and upload every single thing they could. And they did. Our data will never be secure.
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I can’t remember which podcast I heard it on, but they quoted an expert who said that this breach is so severe that it may require issuing every living person a new SS number.
aug 30, 2025, 1:52 am • 13 0 • view
I can’t even imagine how poorly that would go, and my imagination is pretty good.
aug 30, 2025, 4:11 am • 0 0 • view
That was also my thought. A very expensive process and one Elon will probably be able to afford. The hard part is that so many other things are tied to it - Driver’s licenses, passports, credit cards, credit histories, etc. it’s so much more than just replacing a number in one place.
aug 30, 2025, 4:10 am • 9 0 • view
Absolutely, Notes on the Crises and Wired covered it
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