Government Purchasing Personal Info from Private Sector
The FBI, IRS, and numerous other agencies are purchasing personal information from private-sector brokers such as Choicepoint and Lexis-Nexis. The information includes personal assets, aliases, birthdate, social security number, addresses, driving records, phone numbers, and other information. Government agencies purchase this information from outside sources in order to evade internal policies and the Privacy Act of 1974.FBI turns to private sector for data, MSNBC.com (WSJ), April 13, 2001.
FBI's Reliance on the Private Sector Has Raised Some Privacy Concerns, Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2001 (subscription required).
How Choicepoint serves up your personal info to the FBI, Declan McCullagh's
politechbot.com, April 13, 2001.
ChoicePoint Online for the FBI, Choicepoint Web Site.
Choicepoint Online for the INS, Choicepoint Web Site.
Choicepoint Online for HUD, Choicepoint Web Site.
Choicepoint Online for the Government, Choicepoint Web Site.
