Judicial Conference to Protect Electronic Case Files
The Administrative Offices of the US Courts has released a proposed policy that will increase privacy protections of electronic case files. The policy requires that personal identifiers, such as Social Security Numbers, be removed from electronic documents to prevent aggregation and identity theft. The proposed policy will be reviewed by the Judicial Conference at a September convention.Report on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, Administrative Offices of the US Courts.
Know Your Neighbor's Court Case, Wired (AP), August 15, 2001.
