In a message dated 01-05-05 14:29:28 EDT, you write:
>
> A new law just passed in the US allows financial institutions to "share"
> your
> private financial data--income, address, Social Security number, etc.--
> UNLESS
> YOU OPT OUT (usually in writing) by July 1. If you live in the US, watch
> your
> mail closely. Most banks, insurance companies etc. are looking forward to
> earning $ by selling your information--so they don't want you to notice or
> understand the notice about the change in law. Basically, it's a huge
> invasion of privacy, IMHO, and putting the onus on the consumer is
> completely
> unfair. It's a very bad law that the financial institutions pushed very
hard
>
> to have passed.
do you have the number of this law???
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