Uncle Sam is Selling Your Information to The Top Credit Bureaus

by GWitt in Government, July 12, 2010

A look at how the US government tracks information from every citizen and some foreign nations. The US government sells this information. These government super computers were meant to catch criminals but its also used to eavesdrop on the American public. Thanks Uncle Sugar.

The prying eyes are able to discern every move that you make-if they want to! The US government is the biggest collector of information on the planet. The multiple layered government agencies maintain vast databases of information on every single person in the US and some foreign nationals.

Sounds crazy right? Sorry, but it’s very true. It’s not the governments nature to be efficient with all the information that they collect. What is disturbing, the credit bureaus buys this information from the US government. A process that you and I can’t do.

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The credit bureaus track every single transaction you make. The credit bureaus use this information to form a profile on your habits. Your habits makes it easy for the credit bureaus to track you down. The government has realized that it’s easier to hide from law enforcement than it is the credit bureaus. Thus creating a situation where one hand scratches the other. What I mean by this, the government outsourcers to the credit bureaus when they want to find someone. How many movies has the crook been located when he used a credit card to pay for a hotel room. This is not fiction but fact.

Want to become a frequent flyer to locations outside the US, Homeland Security is watching you. Of course, your passport provides the government with details of your travels abroad. If you travel outside the US four or more times a year the government will start to profile you.

The Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS) tracks your re-entry in to the US. The TECS computer is going to scan your travels for certain areas of concern. Nations that are known to profit in the drug trade, such as Columbia. Then the question is going to be asked, “why?”

Have you ever heard of FinCen the Financial Crime Enforcement under the Department of the Treasury? This computer wants to know why certain travelers frequently visit countries with tight lipped banking laws. And guess who they share this information with? The IRS.

That innocent little custom form you fill out when you re-enter the US is not as innocent as you may believe. Its going to end up in a data base somewhere and eventually shared with your friendly credit bureaus.

FinCen was created to help as away to help catch money launders. However, now the information collected on FinCen computes are shared with agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and IRS. FinCen has the authority to access your banking records, public records filings, travel records, -and get this, FinCen accesses all the newspaper articles in the world.

We all know that our telephone conversations can be listened too. The best way to make secret call is by getting a prepaid telephone card and going to a public telephone to make a call.

The federal regulatory agency in charge of stopping money laundering has issued a new proposal to further regulate prepaid cards and other devices in the United States.

The proposal, which focuses on prepaid programs that pose the greatest potential risks of money laundering and terrorist financing, is mandated under the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. It covers prepaid devices such as plastic cards, mobile phones, electronic serial numbers, key fobs and/or other mechanisms that provide a portal to funds that have been paid for in advance and are retrievable and transferable.
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2683

I know this may be distressing how all the information is used with no regard to privacy. In an effort to protect the citizens and catch criminals. The government has gone overboard. Going overboard, in essence is the saving force for the normal citizen. Simply it’s the information overload. Unless the person comes under certain profiles that require further investigating your name is not likely to draw attention.

The most disturbing aspect of the information generated by governments computers is the selling of information to the credit bureaus. This is without a doubt an intrusion upon the privacy of our citizens.