Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), attempted to reassure Democratic lawmakers regarding the presence of Elon Musk's allies at her agency. The SSA handles sensitive personal data for about 70 million Americans. King emphasized in a letter that privacy and compliance with laws were a priority and that Musk’s team had not accessed private data. However, after resisting a data access request from Musk's team, King and her chief of staff were terminated, amplifying concerns about unauthorized data access across federal agencies.
I share your commitment to protecting sensitive personal and financial information from improper disclosure and misuse, she wrote in the letter, which was viewed by The New York Times.
Days later, Mr. Musk's team sought access to the agency's data. Ms. King resisted the request, and by Monday night she and her chief of staff, Tiffany Flick, were out of their jobs.
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