Big Snoop Strikes Again

WHAT WOULD you do if Congress were to consider a bill permitting government officials to examine the most intimate details of your financial life? A measure that would, among other things, permit the government to violate the privacy of bank accounts, credit-card purchases, and stockbrokerage records?

You would probably a) send an alarmed letter to your local newspaper, b) send an enraged letter to your congressman, c) organize a march on the Capitol. Unfortunately, you would be a little late. Congress passed such a law seven years ago.

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Charlotte Twight

WHAT WOULD you do if Congress were to consider a bill permitting government officials to examine the most intimate details of your financial life? A measure that would, among other things, permit the government to violate the privacy of bank accounts, credit-card purchases, and stockbrokerage records?

You would probably a) send an alarmed letter to your local newspaper, b) send an enraged letter to your congressman, c) organize a march on the Capitol. Unfortunately, you would be a little late. Congress passed such a law seven years ago.