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 -- AndreiVoinigescu - 17 Feb 2009
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>		I vaguely remember Professor Mann saying that the reason why prepaid cards, etc. are not nearly as popular in the US as they are in other countries is precisely because the US government has squelched them at every opportunity. The DOJ did recommend putting more restrictions on prepaid cards within the Violent Crime and Anti-Terrorism Act proposed in 2007 (basically requiring you to fill out a report if you carried more than 10k on your card across the border), and probably other legislation I'm not aware of. Money laundering trumps privacy around here. So good luck with that as your privacy solution.

I think the exclusionary rule would be important in the confines of a trial, but I'm hesitant to say that no information sharing should ever occur. If I'm not mistaken, it was precisely that sort of Chinese Wall (Screen) that was later blamed for 9/11 and led to the establishment of the Dept of Homeland Security because agencies were not effectively communicating and were creating turf wars. I would say that this is still a problem. Example: When my dad went to get a security clearance from the Dept of Homeland Security, he was told they didn't have papers confirming his citizenship and asked HIM to send it to THEM. Problem? I think so. What that means is that if my dad gets questioned for anything one day, he could face who knows how long in some immigration detention facility (or worse) all because these fools can't even keep citizenship records straight.

-- KateVershov - 21 Feb 2009

 

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