A worker at the General Services Administration resigned in protest rather than giving Elon Musk ally Thomas Shedd access to Notify.gov, the system used to send mass text messages to the public, which they said would allow him to see "all personally identifiable information moving through the Notify system, including phone numbers.” @404media reports:
https://www.404media.co/musk-ally-demands-admin-access-to-system-that-lets-government-text-the-public/

#ElonMusk #GSA #ThomasShedd #NotifyGov #DOGE #TTS

#Musk Ally Demands Admin Access to System That Lets Government Text the Public

A worker at the General Services Administration told colleagues in a Slack message Tuesday that they have resigned in protest after #ElonMusk ally #ThomasShedd requested “admin/root access to all components of the Notify.gov system
#notifygov #privacy #gsa

https://www.404media.co/musk-ally-demands-admin-access-to-system-that-lets-government-text-the-public/

GSA Blog: Making government text messaging more effective with Notify.gov. “Many families struggle to get government services because they do not get the right information at the right time. To help address this, GSA’s Public Benefits Studio launched a new government notification service – Notify.gov. Partners who administer federally funded programs use the service to send text message […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/26/gsa-blog-making-government-text-messaging-more-effective-with-notify-gov/