It was bad enough that 26 million U.S. veterans had their information exposed recently because of carelessness at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, it gets even worse. Nearly all active duty soldiers were also in the database and could have their information compromised, as well. One congressman after another has pranced in front of the cameras, calling for an investigation. Instead, why don’t they focus on establishing requirements for companies and how they handle our information? We need strict privacy rules that determine how our information is used. Also, every American citizen needs the power and right to freeze his or her credit information. Our representatives are responsible for drawing up and presenting these laws. That’s why we elect them. It’s horrible to think that soldiers are putting their lives on the line for us overseas while thieves use and abuse their information. If our legislators do nothing for regular citizens, they should at least do something for soldiers who are fighting for us.