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RAIN 8/29: Subpoenas, online privacy, data security



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ContentWire 8/28/01
Dutch authorities should publish all online
http://www.content-wire.com/Home/Index.cfm?ccs=86&cs=644

by Arthur Graaf
Dutch authorities should publish all documents
within the reach of the law on public disclosure of administrative documents
(WOB) on the Internet, a government committee has concluded. The authorities
should bow to an 'active publication duty'.


Christian Science Monitor 8/28/01
Beating Web cheaters at their own game
http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0828/p16s1-lekt.html

by Christina McCarroll
It's an issue older than Socrates, one that tests the temptations of
anonymity and decisions that are made at night and alone.
Cheating on schoolwork has simmered on as long as there have been students
averse to studying. But the age of the Internet has woven a host of new
twists on the perennial problem of plagiarism.


Hudson Valley News 8/28/01
Putnam County receives $100,000 in records management grants
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/records_grant-28Aug01.htm

Putnam County government has received two grants from the New York State
Archives and Records Administration. One grant in the amount of $60,000 is
complete a conversion of county clerk land records from microfilm to
electronic images and the other, for $40,000, is to enhance the county's
geographical information systems department.



Washington Post 8/28/01
Justice's record taking questioned
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9962-2001Aug28.html

by Pete Yost
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers and news executives on Tuesday questioned whether the
Justice Department met rigorous legal requirements before taking the rare
step of secretly obtaining the home phone records of an Associated Press
reporter.
The Justice Department had a legal obligation to take a number of
investigative steps before subpoenaing the phone records of reporter John
Solomon, they said.


The Kentucky Post 8/28/01
Kenton County faulted on records law
http://www.kypost.com/2001/aug/28/kenton082801.html

by Courtney Kinney
FRANKFORT - For the second time this year, the Kenton County Fiscal Court
has gotten a scolding from the Kentucky Attorney General's Office for not
completely complying with the state Open Records Act.
Both complaints to the attorney general were filed by the same person and
involved records on the same issue - a $1.5 million building in Covington
purchased by the county.



Cincinnati Enquirer 8/28/01
Kenton library adds to online services
http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/08/28/loc_kenton_library.html

COVINGTON - Users of the Kenton County Public Library can now access most
library services online at www.kenton.lib.ky.us.
For the past few years, the library has offered limited service through its
Internet site, but it has recently been updated and now offers more services
and research capabilities.



KYW160.COM 8/27/01
Controller subpoenas Vet turf documents
http://www.kyw1060.com/news_archives_detail.cfm?newsitemid=15667

by Tony Romeo
A spokesman for city controller Jonathan Saidel says the controller has
issued subpoenas for city officials who have failed to deliver documents
regarding the turf situation at Veterans Stadium.
Saidel has set a deadline of 3pm Wednesday. If the documents are not
delivered at that time, he'll decide whether to grant an extension or ask
Common Pleas Court to enforce the subpoenas.


Kansas City Business Journal 8/27/01
Leawood dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid records violation
http://kansascity.bcentral.com/kansascity/stories/2001/08/27/daily19.html

Robert A. Rosevear, an orthodontist and owner of Robert A. Rosevear DDS PC,
has pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of negligently failing to
maintain adequate Medicaid records. Rosevear's practice was a Missouri
corporation doing business in Leawood.


New York Times 8/28/01
OP-ED: Guard the Secrets, Then Catch the Spies
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/opinion/28BAMF.html?searchpv=nytToday

by James Bamford
WASHINGTON -- Last Thursday, when Brian P. Regan entered a metal detector at
Dulles airport in Washington, he held a high security clearance and worked
at one of the nation's most sensitive intelligence agencies. Before he could
reach his plane he was under arrest for conspiracy to commit espionage.
Grabbed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as he was about to board a
flight to Switzerland, Mr. Regan became the latest in a long line of people
accused of marketing America's deepest secrets - in this case, according to
news reports, to Libya.



New York Times 8/28/01
Justice's record taking questioned
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Reporters-Records.html?searchpv=
aponline

AP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawyers and news executives are questioning whether the
Justice Department followed the law in obtaining a reporter's phone records
after he wrote a story about a federal wiretap of Sen. Robert Torricelli.
The Justice Department was required by the Code of Federal Regulations to
take ``all reasonable alternative investigative steps'' before subpoenaing
the personal phone records of Associated Press reporter John Solomon.



New York Times 8/28/01
Search start-ups seek Google's throne
http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_0-1005-200-6985191.html?searchpv=cnet

by Stefanie Olsen
CNET News.com
Web darling Google has some fresh competition: a pair of start-ups aiming to
improve on its immensely popular recipe for serving fast, relevant search
results untainted by pay-for-placement listings.
New Jersey-based Teoma went live with a test version, or beta, in June.
Another newcomer, California-based Wisenut, launched this month.


Cleveland Plain Dealer 8/27/01
Officials squirming over sex. Strippers
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_stan
dard.xsl?/base/news/998904608555621.xml

by Bill Sloat
Frankfort, Ky. There's a dirty book sitting under wraps in Kentucky's state
capital, and it's making people sweat like a hot spell in August.
One lawmaker's wife already has filed a written request for a peek into the
black binder. She could be after the kind of ammunition that might mean
scorched earth on the domestic front.


Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer 8/28/01
Opinion: Records must be accessible
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/3495347.htm

by Mark R. Chellgren
Associated Press
FRANKFORT -- Public agencies must maintain access to their records, even
when designated custodians are unavailable, the attorney general's office
has ordered.
The opinion, which carries the force of law, chided Kenton County officials
for delaying release of public records a week or more beyond the statutory
limit of three days. The county argued that it complied with the Open
Records Law by informing the person asking for the records that they would
not be available until the custodian returned from vacation.



Contra Costa Times 8/28/01
Oxford University wins back its net name
http://www.contracostatimes.com/computing/stories_internetwire/1442142l.htm

by Bernhard Warner
European Internet Correspondent
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Oxford University has defended its 800-year-old name on
the Internet successfully, claiming control of a site run by a cyber
squatter who calls himself ''Mr. Oxford University,'' the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) said on Tuesday.



MSNBC.com 8/28/01
Revealing information online
http://www.msnbc.com/news/620856.asp?cp1=1

by Richard Smith
Privacy Foundation
One of the biggest issues in analyzing technology and privacy is the way
that databases with unique identifiers can be merged. I've got an example
below that illustrates the problem, particularly where public records
databases are concerned.



Salem Statesman-Journal 8/28/01
Tighter rules on medical marijuana draw protest
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=28964

AP
PORTLAND - Medical marijuana users rallied Monday in support of an elderly
doctor who has signed 40 percent of approved applications for medical
marijuana and is under investigation by health officials.
The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday joined protesters in
questioning the legality of tighter state guidelines for patients who want
to use the drug for certain illnesses, including glaucoma, multiple
sclerosis and AIDS.


Salem Statesman-Journal 8/28/01
Human Services client data, thefts exposed
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=29017

by Peter Wong
The Department of Human Services disclosed confidential information about
clients on the Internet and lost more than $200,000 through thefts by
employees because of lax computer security, state officials said Tuesday.
Social Security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, medical care payments
data and "sensitive narratives about the clients" were posted on the
agency's Web sites. Officials said that they have no evidence the
information was misused.


Washington Post 8/28/01
U.S. subpoenas phone records of reporter in Torricelli probe
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5299-2001Aug27.html

by Susan Schmidt
The Justice Department subpoenaed home telephone records of an Associated
Press reporter covering the investigation of Sen. Robert G. Torricelli
(D-N.J.), the wire service said last night.
AP President and CEO Louis D. Boccardi said the office of U.S. Attorney Mary
Jo White in New York, acting with the authorization of Deputy Attorney
General Larry Thompson, obtained a record of reporter John Solomon's
incoming and outgoing home telephone calls for a five-day period in May.
White's office disclosed its highly unusual subpoena in an Aug. 20 letter to
Solomon.



Seattle Post-Intelligencer 8/28/01
Users of medical marijuana in Oregon rally to doctor's defense
http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/local/36789_marijuana28.shtml

by Gillian Flaccus
AP
PORTLAND -- Medical marijuana users yesterday rallied in support of an
elderly doctor who has signed 40 percent of approved applications for
medical marijuana and is under investigation by health officials.
The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday joined protesters in
questioning the legality of tighter state guidelines for patients who want
to use the drug for certain illnesses, including glaucoma, multiple
sclerosis and AIDS.



St. Lucia 8/27/01
Press Release: Victoria Hospital to introduce ID requirement
http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/pressreleases/2001/victoria_hospital_to_introduce_
id_requirement.htm

Persons seeking medical attention at the Victoria Hospital will soon be
required to produce some form of identification. The move is to ensure that
the hospital improves its records on patients in the interest of accuracy.




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management Group
Woodside Summit Group Inc
Midlothian, Virginia
Office: 804-744-1247 x23
Fax: 804-744-4947
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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