Obama Administration To Allow All Spy Agencies To Scour Americans' Finances 405
New submitter KrisJon writes "The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters. Financial institutions that operate in the United States are required by law to file reports of 'suspicious customer activity.' A move like the FinCEN proposal 'raises concerns as to whether people could find their information in a file as a potential terrorist suspect without having the appropriate predicate for that and find themselves potentially falsely accused,' said Sharon Bradford Franklin, senior counsel for the Rule of Law Program at the Constitution Project, a non-profit watchdog group."
When they're done scouring my finances (Score:3, Funny)
I better see them shine!
Re:Forgotten 2012 campaign poster (Score:5, Funny)
There's a great Soviet Russia joke in there somewhere.
Re:Forgotten 2012 campaign poster (Score:5, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, YOU spy on the GOVERNMENT!
Re:Forgotten 2012 campaign poster (Score:5, Funny)
Re:There may still be some money stashed in a matt (Score:5, Funny)
You can always call up Romney and ask him which Island Bank he's keeping his money in. That way it'll be safe from prying eyes, including the worlds largest and most vicious collection agency the IRS.
Re:Forgotten 2012 campaign poster (Score:5, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, not so different really.