One of the most practical of our present safeguards of privacy is the fragmented nature of personal information. It is scattered in little bits across the geography and years of our life. Retrieval is impractical and often impossible. A central data bank removes completely this safeguard. Congressman Frank Horton, 1966 committee hearings to create a national data center. The internet destroyed this safeguard, and we ve got to protect ourselves now. Until recently, if a predator wanted to get all of this information, he would have to actually pull out a phonebook, pull out a map (if they had one), go through newspapers at the local library, and go down to the courthouse and wade through documents or microfiche. It took time and dedication and most people who mean to do financial, physical, or psychological harm are inherently lazy. Now all they need to do is go to a handful of free websites. You can fight back. Once you see the quantity of per...