[B]ATTN Rajiv Khanna and rest, Important : New UCIS profiles and privacy[/B]

[scr001]

Has anyone really read the UCIS terms before signing up for the customer profile ? It appears that the UCIS will do anything it wants with the information you submit :
"if you communicate with us via email or otherwise provide information to us through this site, all information you provide to us is on a non-confidential or non-proprietary basis, without restrictions of any kind whatsoever , and all information may be disclosed, distributed, modified, reproduced and used by us in any manner we choose, without paying compensation to you. For example, and not by way of a limitation, if you submit information to us, you acknowledge that we may review it with any other governmental or non-governmental entity that we think might be helpful in our technical assessment. "

note "without restriction whatsoever" . Isn't anyone who signs up giving up total control of how the information is used. Perhaps the gov. may use this info for profiling individuals. Perhaps to share with other agencies. While it shouldn't be a concern for most of us if we are dealing with a truthful administration. The current administration is far from it. Any comments ? Perhaps Rajiv Khanna may be able to throw more light on this.

 

[WaitinginQ]

Don't panic

This is a standard disclaimer since most of the govt. agencies share your information with other agencies. Some even sell it to private companies and there is no law to stop them.

 

[scr001]

Not true

That is not a standard practice. Although some Gov. agencies do share the information , many are restricted by law from sharing information. Most famous among them is the law restricting IRS from sharing info. Similarly certain other intra-agency information sharing is restricted. The government cannot also sell information to private cos. I am not a lawyer but this is what I've gathered from my reading. So I might be wrong.

 

[registrationid]

I agree with SCR. Sharing info for law enforcement and security purpose is allowed legally. However sharing with private agencies such as credit rating agencies who might verify an application against immigration status is illegal. If this happens Govt is inviting a very big trouble on its head.