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Privacy Issues in Federal Systems

This section surveys the growth of government databases and controversial methods of gathering information, other than wiretapping.

Testimony by Solveig Singleton on the the Bank Secrecy Act and Privacy, Cato Congressional Testimony, April 20, 1999.

Privacy Issues in Federal Systems: A Constitutional Perspective, by Solveig Singleton, speech before the National Institute of Standards and Technology Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board Meeting, March 17, 1999.

Testimony by Solveig Singleton on Know Your Customer Proposal, Cato Congressional Testimony, March 4, 1999.

Know Your Customer: Know Your Comrade, by Solveig Singleton, Cato Daily Commentary, February 4, 1999.

How Big Brother Began, by Solveig Singleton, Cato Daily Commentary, The child support database, November 25, 1997.

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