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Each time someone uses the ATM, visits the doctor, uses a credit card, chats on the internet, or even makes a phone call, they are leaving electronic fingerprints. Nearly every quantifiable aspect of a person’s life finds its way into a data bank some where. This information is sometimes studied, other times it is ignored completely, and yet other times collected and sold. It may perhaps be sold again, probably without the knowledge of …

…selling their personal information, conversations, or credit records. This is a problem that the government needs to take care of and take care of it sufficiently. The government needs to make laws that are more detailed and say exactly what they mean, and not leave it up to the opinion of the enforcer. The government should fix and create laws to protect citizens, but so they maintain their conveniences of phones, radio, and credit cards.