Subject: s7-02-23: WebForm Comments from John Bowers
From: John Bowers
Affiliation: SEC

Apr. 10, 2023

April 10, 2023

 The SEC already requires annual certification of all employees' financial holdings, trades, etc., including account statements.  Providing live access to a third party would be overly invasive and is completely unnecessary.

It is worth noting that my identity has been stolen from SEC databases several times during my tenure with the SEC, resulting in \"identity theft protection\" after the fact.  Now they want live access to my accounts?  No thank you.

The current level of scrutiny is burdensome and invasive.  There is no demonstrable need to go further.