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There was a time when any personal information that was gathered about us was typed on a pieceof paper and(26)in a file cabinet.It could remain there for years and, often(27), never reachthe outside world.
Things have done a complete about-face since then.(28)the change has been the astonishingly(29)development in recent years of the computer.Today, any data that is(30)about us in oneplace or another--and for one reason or another--can be stored in a computer bank.It can then beeasily passed to other computer banks.They are owned by individuals and by private businesses andcorporations, lending(31), direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit cardcompanies, and(32)at the local, state, and federal level.
A growing number of Americans are seeing the accumulation and distribution of computerized dataas a frightening(33)of their privacy.Surveys show that the number of worried Americans has beensteadily growing over the years as the computer becomes increasingly(34), easier to operate, andless costly to purchase and maintain.In 1970, a national survey showed that 37 percent of the people(35)felt their privacy was being invaded.Seven years later, 47 percent expressed the same worry.Arecent survey by a credit bureau revealed that the number of alarmed citizens had shot up to 76percent.
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