Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance? The U.S. government seems to think he’s too big to fail. - eviltoast
  • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    One part of having a security clearance is also willingly signing away certain protections that you as a private citizen otherwise have.

    So fwiw him having a clearance does open the door for additional scrutiny were anyone willing to look.

    • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Yes, plus, he owns contracts with the government that likely contain classified information. It is just much easier to have him under a contract that allows them to just spy on him, in this situation.