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RAIN 12/1: Privacy Issues



San Francisco Chronicle 11/27/00
Telegraph Hill Story: Now-rare history of S.F. neighborhood being republished
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/11/27/M

N102810.DTL

by Tom Zoellner
The headline in the New York Times, above a story about rising rents on
Telegraph Hill: "San Francisco's Historic Bohemian Quarter Succumbs to the
Forces of Economics and Modernization." The date: April 19, 1936.
Neighborhood culture wars in San Francisco are as certain as cold weather in
summer. It's a truism brought to life in the pages of a soon-to-be-back-in-
print book that notes the Times' premature obituary of the quirky peak north
of downtown, a place many would say has never succumbed to anything.
"San Francisco's Telegraph Hill," first published by a small Berkeley press
in 1972, is so rare that a mint-condition copy can easily fetch $200 in a
used- book store.



Christian Science Monitor 11/30/00
Archivists' changing role in a 'tell all' age
Literary executors or executioners? When private papers are released to the
world
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/11/30/fp18s1-csm.shtml

by Bill Kirtz
Special  to The Christian Science Monitor

Northampton, Mass. -- Tell almost the whole story," Anne Sexton once advised
poetic disciples.
Archivists, biographers, and academic archaeologists now routinely delete
"almost." Intimate journals, supposedly sacrosanct therapy sessions, and
prurient gossip are all grist for today's literary mill.
Critics of the "publish everything" school call that "pathography." They
argue that even famous writers don't always intend their most private
thoughts - their first, struggling drafts - to be seen. Advocates of full
disclosure reply that every diatribe, every misspelling, sheds scholarly
light on the mysterious act of creativity.
Alive, literary figures have extensive rights to their work. J.D. Salinger
has successfully sued a biographer for invasion of privacy and copyright
infringement. A federal appeals court ruled that quoting or paraphrasing
large portions of his early letters exceeds the boundaries of "fair use."



Washington Post 11/29/00
It's the Reel Thing: Library gets Coca-Cola Collection
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1547-2000Nov28.html

by Linton Weeks
Amid much hoopla, the Coca-Cola Co. is turning over 50 years' worth of
television advertising material to the Library of Congress today.
If you are wondering why in Heaven's name some multinational
conglomerate--built on a recipe of sugar and colored water--is dumping more
than 20,000 of its TV spots on the nation's library, you're missing the point.
We're not talking crass commercialism here. We're talking pop culture, accent
on the pop.
The archives are intriguing, says Bob Garfield, ad critic for Advertising
Age, "if for nothing else than for reasons of cultural anthropology. For
better or worse, 50 years of Coca-Cola commercials tells us quite a bit about
ourselves--our styles, our attitudes, our values. This is a particularly
treacly view of ourselves, but an interesting one nonetheless."



Newport News Daily Press 11/30/00
Office tackles issues dealing with access to public records
Council making strides since its July opening
http://www.dailypress.com/news/stories/86782sy0.htm

by Hugh Lessig
RICHMOND - A state office that handles questions about the Freedom of
Information Act did a brisk business in its first few months of operation,
its executive director said Wednesday.
The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council has received 132
inquiries about public records since its inception in July, said Maria J.K.
Everett. That's still below the volume of established offices in states such
as New York, which fields 800 to 900 calls a year. But Everett said things
are looking up.
"We're doing business," Everett told members of the council. "We're not at
the volume of New York, but we're coming out of the gate."
The council issues advisory opinions, both in writing and over the phone.
While its opinions don't carry the force of law, the council hopes to quickly
resolve disputes, clarify the law and educate people about their rights when
it comes to public records -- be it the assessment on their house or the
salary of the high school football coach.



Salt Lake Tribune 11/30/00
Tax Commission's privacy policy is legitimate, panel says
http://www.sltrib.com/11302000/utah/49216.htm

by Dan Harrie
Utah's Tax Commission refuses to publicly divulge information about tax liens
against politicians or other residents, and a state open-records panel says
the agency's secrecy policy is legal.
The state Records Committee on Wednesday voted 4-3 to deny an appeal of the
tax agency's confidentiality decision by the Deseret News.
"The Tax Commission does have an obligation to protect the taxpayer
information," said Max Evans, a records committee member and director of the
state division of history.



CNN.com 11/30/00
'Digital signature' to fight Internet fraud
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/ptech/11/30/internet.shopping/index.html

BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNN) -- As the Internet fast becomes the place to shop,
more people than ever are reluctant to send their credit card details via the
Net fearing that the information could fall into the wrong hands.
A study carried out recently found that Internet shoppers have problems with
more than a third of online purchases.


Daily Nebraskan 11/28/00
Officials say U. Nebraska students have right to know in student records case
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/001128/university-63

by Josh Funk
(U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The prospect of releasing certain University of
Nebraska-Lincoln disciplinary records pits a student's right to privacy
against the public's right to know.
Two officials involved with the Judicial Affairs appeals board said Monday
they understand, and in some ways agree with, the Daily Nebraskan's petition
to make the results of disciplinary hearings involving crimes of violence and
sex offenses public.
"Any student has a right to privacy, but we have a right to know how safe we
are," said Andy Faltin, last year's student chairman of the Judicial Board.



Daily Nebraskan 11/29/00
U. Nebraska student leaders to discuss students' records release
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/001129/university-298

by Josh Funk
(U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and student
leaders questioned the wisdom of keeping student disciplinary records
confidential but want more information before supporting the records'
release.
The Association of Students and Academic Senate presidents said Tuesday they
wanted to know more about why the university maintains that these records
from the Office of Judicial Affairs should be kept private.
"It does bother me that things may go on and not be released," Academic
Senate President Sheila Scheideler said. "We're not protecting anybody by
proceeding this way."



Duluth News Tribune 11/30/00
New rules drafted by PSC could change utility record privacy rules
http://www.duluthnews.com/today/dnt/local/util.htm

Associated Press
MADISON -- It may get harder for utility companies that do business in
Wisconsin to keep records confidential if new rules being drafted by the
Public Service Commission become permanent.
Under the rules, utilities would have to file a written affidavit arguing
their case for confidentiality. Currently, they only need to indicate they
want the records kept secret.
The PSC will hold hearings on the proposed rules sometime early next year,
said spokeswoman Annemarie Newman.


Willimantic Chronicle 11/30/00
Judge dismisses town's appeal of FOI ruling
http://www.thechronicle.com/news/co_foi_d.htm

BY Roger B. Snow
COLUMBIA - A Superior Court judge dismissed the town's appeal of a state
Freedom of Information Commission ruling Tuesday that ordered the town to
release transcripts of arbitration proceedings between it and J.S. Nasin Co.
John Leahy of Columbia made an oral request in late August 1999 to the town
asking to see all project files and transcripts of arbitration sessions
between the town and Nasin. The town denied his request in writing on Sept.
8, 1999.
"I will make a written demand this morning that the transcripts be made
available this morning," Leahy said. "The arbitration was held not in
privacy, but in secrecy. In this country, we don't hold secret tribunals of
any kind."



Reuters 11/30/00
CIA disciplines employees for secret chat room
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001130/ts/cia_chatroom_dc_1.html

by Tabassum Zakaria
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA (news - web sites) fired four employees and
reprimanded 18 others for participating in a secret chat room created in the
spy agency's classified computer system to exchange jokes and gossip, the CIA
said on Thursday.
Four employees, including one senior intelligence officer, were effectively
fired when their security clearances were revoked so they could not continue
working at the agency.
Eighteen employees were issued letters of reprimand and most were suspended
without pay for five to 45 days, the CIA said. That group included two senior
intelligence officers who were also downgraded one step on the CIA's
employment scale.




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
pakurilecz@aol.com

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