Daily updates on privacy stories in the news.

« IBM Promises Not To Discriminate Based on Genetics | Main | Food and Drug Administration Propose to Track Medicine with RFID »

Privacy Concerns Lead FEMA to Restrict Data on Evacuees

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is restricting the release of information on Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Citing privacy concerns, FEMA has rejected a request by Texas officials for access to its database of the more than 100,000 evacuees who have registered for state aid, according to the governor's office.

FEMA Restricts Evacuee Data, Citing Privacy, Washington Post, October 12, 2005.