Social Security Opened Its Files for 9/11 Inquiry: “The Social Security Administration has relaxed its privacy restrictions and searched thousands of its files at the request of the F.B.I. as part of terrorism investigations since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, newly disclosed records and interviews show.”
From EPIC:
“Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has recommended (2 pages, PDF) congressional hearings on the Social Security Administration’s “ad hoc” decision to share personal information with law enforcement immediately after 9/11. “I am concerned that the SSA apparently gave no notification to Congress when it decided to change its rules and that there has been no real oversight of the SSA’s actions,” said Rep. Maloney. Documents (27 pages, PDF) obtained by EPIC under the Freedom of Information Act show that the agency changed its stringent policy to allow for liberal disclosure of personal information “in connection” with 9/11-related investigations…For more information, see EPIC FOIA Note #4.”
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