Consumer Privacy Issues Grow As Technology to Gather Data Surreptitiously Improves
Phone companies know every number we dial. Grocery stores watch what we buy, search engines track what we look for on the Internet, banks count each penny we deposit or withdraw. All of that information could become available to the government as it works to thwart terrorist activity. This week's disclosure that the National Security Agency is amassing phone calling records for millions of Americans highlighted how blurred the notion of consumer privacy has become in the digital age.
NSA Program Further Blurs Line on Privacy, Washington Post, May 13, 2006.
