Elon Musk's Plan for Americans' Sensitive Data Has Security Experts Terrified

"Putting all your eggs in one basket means I don't need to go hunting for them — I can just steal the basket." Silver Platter Elon Musk's ever-alarming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) now wants to consolidate the federal government's vast data reserves. They're currently siloed across government agencies, and DOGE wants to merge them into a sprawling centralized database. Unsurprisingly, security experts told The Washington Post that's a terrible idea. It's not hard to see why. China hasn't upped its hacking efforts just for kicks; data is incredibly powerful, and hacking groups and foreign adversaries are always trying to get their hands on sensitive information about American citizens and residents, lawmakers, agencies, and companies. As conventional security wisdom goes, keeping that sensitive information in separate, protected piles across agencies not only makes it more difficult for hackers to find data, but if there's a breach, ensures that adversaries only get th ... Read full article.