Author: Frank den Hartog, Professor of Information Systems, Research Chair in Critical Infrastructure, University of Canberra

A few weeks ago, word started to come out that the newly minted United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had acquired unprecedented access to multiple US government computer systems. DOGE employees – tech billionaire Elon Musk and his affiliates – have been granted access to sensitive personal and financial data, as well as other data critical for national security. This has created a national and international outcry, and serious concerns have been raised about data security, privacy and potential influence. A group of 14 state attorneys-general attempted to have DOGE’s access to certain federal systems restricted, but a judge…