This New York Times article focuses on the issues that will confront government agencies in 2003 as they work to comply with the requirements of the new E-Government Act. The act has the dual purpose of creating comprehensive, user-friendly portals to government documents that are currently widely dispersed among various agencies, along with providing a means by which citizens can make public comments on what data should be made available. However, these goals are now clouded by a perception that there is an increased emphasis on using e-gov technology to implement a cohesive means of collecting personal data on citizens.