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On the recordJuly 1, 1999
I am taking the floor to issue a public service warning to all of our constituents: "Mr. and Mrs. America, your personal financial information may be disclosed by your bank to any Tom, Dick and Harry without your knowledge and without your consent." That is right, America, in all the years of banking law in this country there are no laws on the book to protect your privacy. Can you imagine that? That is wrong. It is un-American, it is anti-consumer, and it has to stop. The privacy amendment being offered here tonight is a historic precedent to put an end to that. Now, many of my friends on the other side of the aisle say it is not perfect or complete enough, but, Madam Chairman, for the first time ever we will be saying that each financial institution has a legal obligation to protect the privacy and confidentiality of its customers.
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Deborah Pryce
Ohio
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Addressing the need for privacy protections in financial institutions.

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