Contractors paid millions to snoop through Americans' financial data

Posted by gwcalvert 10 years, 10 months ago to Government
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A secretive data collection program run by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau allows private contractors access to millions of Americans’ personal financial information, according to a government accountability group.

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  • Posted by gwcalvert 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Unfortunately, our government does not think it needs justification for any of their programs.
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 10 years, 10 months ago
    I read the story twice, but must have missed the justification for doing this?

    What does the government need this information for?

    If it was for a good reason, my guess is that we would have been told this....
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 10 months ago
    they're not collecting this in the name of fighting terrorism. This is no way done in the name of safety. This is identity theft.
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