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RAIN 02/24 Weekly Update: Privacy (9)



Are you really sure no one knows where you've been surfing on the 'net? What about that new CD you bought? Several stories this past concern the efforts by various companies to track where customers have been on the 'net




New York Times 02/17/02
Virginia May Collect DNA in Every Arrest for a Felony
By FRANCIS X. CLINES
ICHMOND, Va., Feb. 11 — Virginia is on the verge of making a quantum leap in amassing DNA evidence by requiring that everyone arrested on suspicion of a violent crime yield genetic samples for possible matches in unsolved cases.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/national/17DNA.html



Associated Press 02/18/02
New Software Raises Privacy Concerns
Mon Feb 18, 7:34 AM ET
By ALLISON LINN, AP Business Writer
SEATTLE - Right now, your boss, your spouse or the government could secretly be reading all your typed words - even the ones you deleted — while surreptitiously snapping your picture.
Sound alarming? The man who makes it possible is the first to agree.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020218/ap_on_hi_te/sneaky_software_5


Richmond Times Dispatch 02/19/02
Use of chips smart?
Debate rages over licenses
BY MCGREGOR MCCANCE
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
"Smart card" technology in driver's licenses could provide extra defenses against identity fraud. But privacy advocates warn that embedding certain digital information in licenses is a step toward national ID cards.
Already common in Europe, smart cards use tiny computer chips to store information.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/vametro/MGBKKZE5VXC.html



Richmond Times Dispatch 02/19/02
School transcripts in demand
Tough new identification rules at DMV prompt
requests
BY PAIGE AKIN
Betty Hornick's office has been bombarded with requests for school transcripts.
Since the beginning of the year, she's seen more than triple the number of requests from adults who attended or graduated from Chesterfield County schools.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/vametro/MGBK1BU2VXC.html


New York Times 02/20/02
Practice of Students' Grading Papers Doesn't Violate Privacy Laws, Supreme Court Says
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 - The Supreme Court ruled today that the common classroom practice of students' grading one another's work under the teacher's direction does not violate a federal law intended to protect the privacy of "education records."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/20/national/20SCHO.html



Wired 2/21/02
MS' Media Player Tracks You
Associated Press
6:40 a.m. Feb. 21, 2002 PST
WASHINGTON -- Microsoft's new version of its popular Media Player software creates a list of the digital songs and movies each computer user has played -- a potential treasure-trove for marketing companies, lawyers and even snooping spouses.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,50567,00.html


Wired 2/21/02
Ads Play to Users' Privacy Fears
By Farhad Manjoo
It appears to be a routine browsing error, but instead of "Page not found," the message
warns, "You are under investigation."
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50555,00.html



WashTech.com 02/21/02
They Have Your Secrets On Their Screens
By Leslie Walker
Don't look now, but if you listen to Internet radio at work or sneak in some Web shopping between meetings, chances are a digital snoop is recording your every move.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/washtech/techthursday/columns/dotcom/A42122-2002Feb20.html



CNET News.com 2/22/02
Consumer claims victory in CD lawsuit
By Lisa M. Bowman
Makers of a recording by country-pop singer Charley Pride have agreed to stop tracking most listener habits and to warn consumers that the CD is not compatible with MP3 and other players, according to attorneys for a woman who sued the companies.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-843114.html



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