Into the Breach: On Monday, Join Experts to Discuss How Elon Musk's Illegal Government Incursion Impacts the Privacy Rights of All Americans
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk is taking a wrecking ball to the federal government. A handful of journalists and civil-society groups are meeting this dangerous moment with reporting and actions that show how DOGE’s drastic moves are illegal — in direct defiance of the constitutional role of Congress to draft laws and authorize federal spending — and poised to harm all Americans.
On Mon., Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. ET, join Free Press and a panel of experts from WIRED, Public Citizen and the Electronic Privacy Information Center to discuss the unprecedented data-security crisis resulting from the Musk assault on our federal government.
Musk’s takeover of several agencies has set in motion what may be the largest data breach in U.S. history. Going from one federal agency to the next, Musk and his loosely defined DOGE team have reportedly accessed classified information, millions of Americans’ sensitive personal and financial data, and the Treasury Department systems that control everything from Social Security payments to tax refunds.
Join us on Monday as we discuss the impacts of these actions and what must happen next to protect people in the United States and abroad from Musk and his henchmen.
What: Into the Breach: Exposing Musk’s Illegal Assault on the Privacy Rights of All Americans
When: Mon., Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. ET
Who: Special congressional guest TBD; moderator Jenna Ruddock, Free Press advocacy director; Vittoria Elliott, WIRED reporter; Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen co-president; John Davisson, Electronic Privacy Information Center senior counsel and director of litigation.
