TSA nominee misled Congress about accessing confidential records

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123102257_pf.html

Civil liberties specialists said that the misuse of databases has been common among law enforcement authorities for many years, despite an array of local, state and federal prohibitions intended to protect personal information. Studies have found that police at every level examine records of celebrities, women they have met and political rivals. Some federal authorities have been jailed for selling records to criminals.