FTC: Consumer Privacy Comments Concerning Saraceno Investigations--P974806 Saraceno Investigations
June 23, 1997 Secretary, Federal Trade Commission Re: Personal Information Privacy Act Dear Mr. Secretary: In response to the Commissions request for additional comments following the hearing held June 10, 1997, I as a licensed private investigator am a regular user of public and non-public records and support the proposition of self regulation. The data that we regularly access and use in our reports to clients has a beneficial use and need in society. It is important that a free flow of information be available to support commerce and our judicial system. It also allows the public, who does not have the resources to manage all of the problems they are faced with to defend itself without looking to government for help. Further regulation would create additional barriers to us that today save lives, prevent fraud and bring families together. We are required to keep the information confidential and maintain a high degree of accuracy in our reports due to law and the rest of the courts and market place. To have the targets of our investigations able to browse around in our inquiries and data, or opt out of the databases that are private and public would be the death of our industry and freedom for us all. Privacy protection can be managed through our industries' self regulation of uses and distribution. Our industry had stated a willingness and desire to self regulate. Please allow us the opportunity to do so. I ask that you support self regulation and work with our industry to successfully bring about policies and procedures that we can all live with in a free society. Sincerely, Denise SaracenoDenise Saraceno |