I agree with the quote I see everywhere: “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety,” from Ben Franklin.
Regardless of who you voted for, do you want the world’s richest man and a few tech bros, some of whom aren’t old enough to buy a beer, to have access to your most personal information?
They have access to our Social Security numbers and the Medicare and Medicaid system.
I rely on both as a senior citizen now, and I worry how much identity theft we could be facing with people we don’t know in our government records.
Diana Erickson
Port Angeles