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Banks are being prepared to collect citizenship data by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

PrivacyPoliticsApr 20, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's initiative to prepare banks for collecting citizenship data, raising concerns about data privacy and government surveillance.

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Banks are being prepared to collect citizenship data by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Parent: Government SurveillanceEntity: Citizenship Data CollectionImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026Target: Banks are being prepared to collect citizenship data by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data https://lemmy.ml/post/46203387
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data https://lemmygrad.ml/post/11383393
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data www.bespacific.com/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-is-preparing-banks-to-collect-citizenship-data CNBC:” Banks in the U.S. may not like the idea of being forced to collect citizenship data on customers, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says they better be prepared for the task. “If Treasury and the banking regulators say it’s their job, it’s their…
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