The matter of being forced to give out personal information- story by August H Mallory

As I write this story, I could not help but to mention the fact that many poor people are forced to give out their personal information when trying to seek help from many social service agencies throughout america. as I see the poor and homeless being a victim of information theft. these agencies have the right now to pass your personal information to anyone they so choose. we hear about identity theft, well everybody if these agencies want to pass themselves off as you. they can. social workers are very nosey people, they want to know everything about you from the day that you were born. I personally only give them information that I want them to know and nothing more. trust me I stretch the truth as far as possible. on social service case worker told me that talking to alot of people was like pulling teeth. I cannot blame alot of people. it seems to me if a person comes to seek help from an agency why must a person go through so much. as I write this story, I hope that a person that is in need will try to question agencies as to why do they need so much information. I have discovered that many families do not want other people to know their information. so many families have closed off contact with family members just to keep their information private. this is sad but when you consider the many psychopaths out there. you cannot blame many people. however I do understand that with employment, employers need to know how to contact their employees. the freedom of information act is a dangerous thing for many people. and it seems that no one has any privacy anymore.
our private freedom has gone out of the window these days. I see why the poor and homeless prefer to sleep in the streets and prefer not to be bothered with this type of intrusion into their personal lives.
street newspapers do have some level of respect for a person's privacy. many street newspapers only ask you to sign a contract agreement not an application. I am all for that. at least your personal information is not thrown all across america. and many agencies need to realize this. and take this into consideration. oh' yes they will tell you that they are aware of all of this. but they don't practice privacy. maybe they will think differently when someone happens to throw all of their information across america.