The government should examine its own privacy practices before pointing a finger at the commercial sector, a report published Monday said. "The Federal government is the largest collector and user of citizens' personal and private information," said Jim Harper, operator . . .
The government should examine its own privacy practices before pointing a finger at the commercial sector, a report published Monday said. "The Federal government is the largest collector and user of citizens' personal and private information," said Jim Harper, operator of Privacilla.org. "It's hard enough to control your personal information in the commercial world -- it's impossible to protect it in the governmental world."

While legislators debate information-privacy guidelines on Capitol Hill, few have criticized information sharing by government, Harper said.

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