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Media Highlights TV • February 10, 2026 

# Nicholas Anthony on how U.S. financial surveillance has grown, making banks report normal cash activity and act like investigators, leading to account closures, and shrinking financial privacy on *Exploring Prosperity with host Bob Dewey*

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##### [Nicholas Anthony](/people/nicholas-anthony)

Research Fellow, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

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