October 20, 2004

Homeless Privacy Rights Should be Protected

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has changed how it will collect data on the nation's homeless after privacy advocates challenged their methods as threatening the safety of victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence shelter advocates also questioned HUD's decision to count the facilities as homeless shelters. The worst situation imaginable is a domestic abuser with access to the database that allows them to find their victim. The rule change provides stricter guidelines on domestic abuse shelters.

Tussling over victims' privacy, Federal Computer Week, October 19, 2004