Alarmed chairmen express concern about Big Brother. (Government Reform Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman David McIntosh and House Government Reform and Oversight Committee Chairman William Clinger)(Interview)

From: Insight on the News | Date: August 19, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Clinger believes that the government may not be able to deal with computer technology that threatens privacy. McIntosh believes that the government should place restrictions on the access to private information, the same way that it restricts the access to information on tax returns.

Filegate and Big Brother, also known as the White House Office Data Base, have struck a negative chord with Americans. Like Watergate, now two decades ago, the scandals are becoming a morality play.

I'm not sure we have the tools to do it, to put the genie back in the bottle, at this stage," says William ...

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