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Fighting for Student Privacy

Boston students are opposing an ordinance that if passed by voters would require that universities in the city provide police with contact information for students living off campus. The ordinance was introduced as an attempt to stop students from participating in riots. The information collected may include personal transportation as well as residence. If the ordinance becomes law it will allow law enforcement to track students living off campus with the assistance of a computer database.

Students fight for their right to privacy, Boise State's Independent Student Newspaper, October 25, 2004