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lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden) wrote:


>According to Joe Weckbacher <wekjo@ezo.net>:
>:>What's wrong with private companies maintaining databases on individuals,
>:>anyway?  There are many small databases which contain personal
>:>information.  These databases are accessible to professionals such as
>:>private investigators, and/or anyone willing to pay the hefty access
>:>charges.
>:
>:>-- 
>:>Frank Seipel
>:>fseipel@freenet.columbus.oh.us
>:
>:I agree Frank. People daily hand out incredible information about
>:themselves, and are upset when they find that the people they have
>:given the info to have kept it. Almost all court proceedings are
>:public. Anyone can walk in find and open your case file and copy the
>:contents. If its a divorce/dissolution, all of your financial info is
>:there and will remain there. Likewise obtaining, for $3, a copy of
>:your driver's license or vehicle registration.
>:


>Actually, the problem isn't that someone is keeping the info for many
>folk, but that they sell it to others.  I would propose that info gathered
>by any one company should be restricted _to_ that company, and used only
>for the purposes indicated to me when the information was gathered.
>-- 
>:s Larry W. Virden                 INET: lvirden@cas.org
>:s <URL:http://www.teraform.com/%7Elvirden/> <*> O- "We are all Kosh."
>:s Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting should
>:s be construed as representing my employer's opinions.

No that is not a problem. Credit reporting agencies collect it for the
purpose of selling it.  If you are a subscriber to TRW you may for a
fee get that info.