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Survey: Americans Want Access and Privacy

A study conducted by the First Amendment Center and the American Society of Newspaper Editors found that Americans are in favor of robust access to public files. However, a majority of the respondents support increasing privacy protections, even if the protections burden journalists from accessing public information.

Americans concerned about personal information privacy, SiliconValley.com (AP), April 6, 2001.