Date: Thu, 07 Oct 93 15:25:12 EST
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To: Comp-privacy@PICA.ARMY.MIL
Subject: Computer Privacy Digest V3#054
Computer Privacy Digest Thu, 07 Oct 93 Volume 3 : Issue: 054
Today's Topics: Moderator: Dennis G. Rears
Re: Clinton Health Care Plan
Privacy Legislation status needed
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From: Jerry Whelan <guru@camelot.bradley.edu>
Subject: Re: Clinton Health Care Plan
Date: 6 Oct 1993 23:04:07 GMT
In article <comp-privacy3.53.1@pica.army.mil>,
Dennis D. Steinauer <dds@csmes.ncsl.nist.gov> wrote:
-} BTW -- The "Card" isn't likely to be a smartcard, massive memory card, or
-} other such thing -- at least not for a long time. Indeed, it probably won't
-} even be the SAME card in all ares. The president's plan, in line with the
-} approach of encouraging technical innovation, initially calls for a minimal
-} machine readability capability (read "mag strip").
This is unfortunate from a privacy standpoint. I would prefer
that all my medical/personal information be stored solely in
something under my control. I realize that there would still be
potential privacy concerns when the card is used (after all, what
good is the data if it isn't used by the medical providers). But
keeping the data only on the card goes a long way towards controlling
the distribution of data about me without my consent.
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Jerry Whelan guru@stasi.bradley.edu
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From: kaleta <kaleta%ucssun1@sdsu.edu>
Subject: Privacy Legislation status needed
Date: 6 Oct 1993 23:29:33 GMT
Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services
Does anybody know the status of the privacy bills in the Senate
(S.984) and in the House (HR.1900 103rd Congress)? Also, what are
the differences between the two bills? Thanks.
RSK
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Date: 07 Oct 1993 00:30:22 -0500 (CDT)
From: "M. Otto" <OTTO@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Subject: Computer Privacy Digest (comp.society.privacy) Posting Guide
I have a suggestion for an addition: Require descriptive subject lines.
Many posters simply use the subject line of the last digest, and that is no
help to people who need to budget their time spent reading new (like me).
Thanks for listening.
--
__ ____ __ otto@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
/|/| / / / / / / A virtual prisoner of the VAX // I'm sorry; my karma
/ |. /_/ / / /_/ at The University of North Texas \X/ ran over your dogma
Denton, USA
[Good point. Note however, that many readers (in my experience) do not
have mail software which allows them to break the digest into individual
msgs. Additionally, when "reply"-ing to a msg they cannot edit the Subject:
line. So, you end up stuck w/ the Digest subject line. Not great, but what
can you do... Tom C]
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