Privacy Act

Senator Obama’s passport information was recently looked at by three different contract workers. The government is currently evaluating the situation to decide if there were political motives or not. Although they believe no real harm may have been done, it is still a breach of privacy that could be potentially dangerous. The government is taking precautionary measures to reassure the public that that they are honest and hard working. If the senator’s files could be breached, that means that it could happen to anyone. This violation of the Privacy Act has everyone worried, and the government is using an evaluation to reassure people that they are handling the situation.