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OK... not having gotten any bites, I'll try again.

The problem here as I see it, is not that the FBI is wanting access to what is otherwise public information. If Joe Marketer at somecompany.com has access to this stuff then why should the FBI be left out?

The real question developing here, however, and wisely so, is about what should in fact be the definition of "public" and "private" information.

I think a common sense law that could be drafted and enforced is this: ** Anyone keeping information traceable to a person must report to that person, at least annually, the contents of that information **. What's wrong with that?

It would be a good start. It would apply to credit agencies, banks, employers, markets... whomever. If you have information on someone, you tell them what you have.

What do you think? pinging hair...