November 11, 2003

Patriot Act in Action?

Looks like the feds are using the Patriot Act to watch and evaluate you in many ways:

When Rebecca Foster offered to serve on the board of her homeowners association, she figured the biggest sacrifice involved her time.

But because of the requirements of the Patriot Act, the Las Vegas resident feels her volunteerism could come with a steeper price -- her privacy.

Foster first became perturbed two months ago when her association's new bank sent each board member a letter. Community Association Banc, a division of First National Bank of Nevada, had requested the dates of birth and Social Security and driver's license numbers for any board members with check-signing privileges on the account.

The personal information was necessary, the bank said in the Aug. 27 letter, "to look for any derogatory banking information" and "to check them against the government's terrorist list."

Just say no and use cash.

Via Hit and Run.

Posted by Steve on November 11, 2003
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