--------------------------------------------------------------- EPIC DIGEST AT PRIVACY.ORG EPIC-DIGEST is a weekly update of news, information, and action items posted on privacy.org. December 28, 2001-January 4, 2001. TOC------------------------------------------------------------ Privacy Foundation Releases Top 10 Issues of 2000 University Cancels Deal to Sell Patient Information Driver's License Photos to Be Included In Police Lineup System FBI's Carnivore Not Deserving of Citizens' Trust Most Employers Monitor Workers Bipartisan Group to Introduce Internet Privacy Legislation NEWS----------------------------------------------------------- Privacy Foundation Releases Top 10 Issues of 2000 The Privacy Foundation detailed the top 10 privacy stories of the year and made predictions for future privacy challenges raised by the stories. The list includes Carnivore, companies that change their privacy policies, and workplace surveillance. Big Brother Knocked in 2000, New York Times (CNET), December 29, 2000 (registration required). http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_0_4_4302729_00.html Privacy Foundation Press Release, December 28, 2000. http://www.privacyfoundation.org/release/top10.html --------------------------------------------------------------- University Cancels Deal to Sell Patient Information Boston University has cancelled a deal to sell its database of information on heart attack and stroke victims. Framingham Genomic Medicine had planned to sell access to the database to for-profit companies. The database, which was generated in part from public funds, includes 50 years of medical and behavioral information on 10,000 individuals. BU Cancels Deal to Sell Patient Data, Boston Globe, December 29, 2000. http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/364/business/ BU_cancels_deal_to_sell_patient_data+.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------- Driver's License Photos to Be Included In Police Lineup System A Florida Sheriff has received a grant from the Clinton Administration to create a digital photograph lineup system. The system will assist police in identifying suspects by comparing images taken from crime scene surveillance camera with "mug shots" from arrest records and photographs from driver's licenses. All drivers may appear in digital lineups, St. Petersburg Times, December 22, 2000. http://sptimes.com/News/122200/TampaBay/All_drivers_may_appea.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------- FBI's Carnivore Not Deserving of Citizens' Trust The St. Petersburg Times has published an editorial arguing that the FBI cannot be trusted to use the Carnivore program within the bounds of law. The institutional editorial highlights weaknesses in the Carnivore system, and the FBI's use of the system without a warrant. Carnivore Devours Trust, St. Petersburg Times, January 3, 2001. http://www.sptimes.com/News/010301/Opinion/Carnivore_devours_tru.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------- Most Employers Monitor Workers In a recent study 74% of respondents reported that they monitor employee's Internet use at work, 72% monitor e-mail, and 51% monitor phone calls. The survey, conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management and the West Group, was based on a sample of human resources workers from 722 companies. Careful -- should you read this? Monitoring employees: Eyes in the workplace, CNN.com, January 2, 2001. http://www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/trends/01/02/surveillence/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Bipartisan Group to Introduce Internet Privacy Legislation Citing broad public support and a government study showing the ineffectiveness of industry self-regulation, a bipartisan group of senators and congressmen plan to introduce internet privacy legislation this year. Privacy, broadband access top Capitol Hill agenda, CNET, January 3, 2001. http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBPU0iTOt0U0ZtaH --------------------------------------------------------------- Privacy.org is a joint project of the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International. For more information, e-mail digest-editor@privacy.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- How to unsubscribe from EPIC-DIGEST: You can leave the EPIC-DIGEST by entering the subscription e-mail address at http://www.privacy.org/digest.php and selecting "unsubscribe." Or, you can send a blank e-mail message to EPIC-DIGEST@lists.epic.org from the subscribed address with the following text in the subject line: unsubscribe If you experience difficulty with subscription issues, send a message to digest-editor@privacy.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- EPIC-DIGEST Privacy Policy: http://www.privacy.org/privacy.php --------------------------------------------------------------- END EPIC-DIGEST