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CPSR Alert Volume 1, Number 5
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To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 91 10:19:59 EST
From: [email protected] (Ronni Rosenberg)
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Subject: CPSR Alert 1.05
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CPSR Alert 1.05
Friday, October 25, 1991
The CPSR Alert is published by the CPSR Washington Office
Send comments to [email protected]
CPSR membership information contact: [email protected]
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Contents
[1] DC Notes
[2] Privacy Project Program Continues
[3] Direct Marketers Opt for Opt-In
[4] Hearing on CPSR NSC request
[5] CPSR Endorse SSN Resolution
[6] Privacy in Massachusetts
[7] Upcoming CPSR Events
[8] CFP Proceedings Available
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[1] DC Notes
Privacy advocate Simon Davies is in Washington, DC November
22 to speak about Privacy International . . . NCIC 2000, son
of NCIC, is making the rounds . . . tracking proposal may be
out, but digitized fingerprints and new data linkages are in
. . . The FCC is now taking comments on Caller ID. Contact
Olga Madruga-Forti at 202/634-1832 . . . recent Prodigy free
speech flap only the beginning . . . Live long and prosper
Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) . . .
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[2] Privacy Project Program Continues
The multi-part program on information privacy continues
this fall on radio stations across the country. The series
is produced by Gregg McVicar with a grant from the
Telecommunications Education Trust. Many of the segments are
taken from panel discussions at the CPSR Computers, Freedom &
Privacy conference this spring. KALW (91.7 FM) in the Bay
Area is broadcasting "The Privacy Project" Fridays at 1 p.m.
Upcoming programs:
Nov 1 Superbureaus: Invasion of the Data Snatchers
Nov 8 Cordless & Cellular Phones: Dial W for Wireless
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[3] Direct Marketers Opt for Opt-In
In a surprising turn of events the Chicago Association
of Direct Marketing has passed a resolution requiring written
permission from both parties to a phone call before the
records of the call may be used for marketing purposes. At
least if the marketer is AT&T. The reason? AT&T's plan to
segment its most frequent 800-number callers and target them
with various service directories. "AT&T Gift & Speciality
Directory," expected to roll off the presses this fall has
marketers worried that their customers would learn of
competing products through the new AT&T service.
The Direct Marketers have yet to say whether this policy
will apply to companies who plan to sell information
collected from consumers who call 800 and 900 numbers.
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[4] Hearing on CPSR NSC request
CPSR Legal Counsel David Sobel appears in federal
district court on November 1 in the matter of CPSR v.
National Security Council. The case involves CPSR's efforts
to obtain a copy of the new Presidential directive on
computer security. The directive replaces National Security
Decision Directive (NSDD) 145, a policy which raised concern
about the secrecy of government computer activities when
issued by President Reagan in 1984.
The Administration has assured the Congress that
President Bush's directive avoids the problems of the earlier
policy. However, the National Security Council has been
unwilling to release a copy of the new proposal for public
review.
In a related matter, CPSR is seeking to determine the
role of the National Security Agency in the development of
the proposed Digital Signature Standard recently announced by
NIST.
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[5] CPSR Endorse SSN Resolution
On October 14, The CPSR Board of Directors passed a
resolution opposing the widespread use of the Social Security
Number. The Board cited various privacy problems with the
use of the SSN as an identifier.
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[6] Privacy in Massachusetts
Two recent developments on the privacy front in
Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public
Utilities has ruled that New England Telephone must make per-
line blocking available before it may offer Caller ID. This
decision follows directly from the CPSR testimony before the
DPU earlier this year. That testimony was presented by
Coralee Whitcomb and prepared by Ronni Rosenberg with the
assistance of Jeff Johnson.
The Massachusetts legislature also passed a bill
limiting the collection of personal information by merchants.
The bill explicitly prohibits recording race and places new
restrictions on the collection of the Social Security number.
The bill was vetoed by Governor Weld but is expected to be
reintroduced later this year.
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[7] Upcoming Events
1991
Oct 27 CPSR/Berkeley
"Legal Issues in Computer Seizure Cases,"
Mike Godwin, EFF
"Obtaining Medical Information," Nadya Disend
"DNA Profiling and Criminal Investigations," Bruce Koball
Contact [email protected] (Judi Clark)
Nov 22 US Privacy Council Meeting, Washington, DC
Privacy International founder Simon Davies to speak
CPSR Washington Office, 12 to 2
Contact [email protected]
Nov 29 Science and Peace in a Rapidly Changing
Environment, Berlin, Germany
International Congress of Scientists and Engineers
Contact: [email protected]
Dec 3-4, Electronic Democracy: Government Information,
its Technologies and the Public Policy Debate
Ottawa Congress Centre, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Riley Information Services, Toronto
416/593-7352 (tel) 416/593-0249 (fax)
Dec 4 ACM SIGSOFT: Software for Critical Systems
New Orleans
Contact: [email protected]
1992
Mar 18-20, Computers, Freedom & Privacy, Washington, DC
Allen Neuharth (USA Today) and
Bruce Sterling (cyberpunk author) to speak
Contact [email protected] (Lance Hoffman)
May 2-3, 1992 DIAC-92 Directions and Implications of
Advanced Computing, Berkeley, CA
Paper proposals due November 1, 1991
Contact [email protected] (Doug Schuler)
[Send event announcements to [email protected]]
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[8] CFP Proceedings Available
The edited proceedings of the First Conference on Computers,
Freedom and Privacy are now on press and will be available
after 18 Oct 1991.
This book consists of the verbatim transcripts of the
conference, edited for clarity only. Sections include:
- The Constitution in the Information Age
- Trends in Computers and Networks
- International Perspectives and Impacts
- Personal Information and Privacy
- Networks Environments of the Future
- Law Enforcement Practices and Problems
- Law Enforcement and Civil Liberties
- Legislation and Regulation
- Computer-Based Surveillance of Individuals
- Security Capabilities, Privacy and Integrity
- Electronic Speech, Press and Assembly
- Access to Government Information
- Ethics and Education
Ordering Information:
First Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy
IEEE Computer Society Press
PO Box 3014
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-1264
outside CA - (800) 272-6657
inside CA - (714) 821-8380
fax - (714) 821-4010
ISBN 0-8186-2565-1
IEEE-CS Catalog #2565
Price:
** members of IEEE-CS or CPSR: $29.00 **
All others................: $39.00
All orders add $4.00 handling charge
CA residents add 7.75% sales tax
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