Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Biden, is set to appear before senators to address concerns regarding privacy violations and data collection on Americans' purchases. The issue came to light after claims were made that the Treasury Department, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and federal banking agencies like the Federal Reserve (Fed), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), instructed financial institutions to surveil individuals' transactions.
A prominent gun rights group has demanded lawmakers question Yellen about these allegations, asserting that the federal government should not be creating and expanding databases on guns and gun owners. The director of federal affairs for Gun Owners of America emphasized the need to halt the collection of data on firearms and their lawful owners.
