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A National Identification System
Source: Cato Institute
Author: Stephen Moore
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States

Stephen Moore's Congressional testimony on the creation of a "fraud-proof" social security card.

The Importance of Keeping Secrets
Source: Heartland Institute
Author: Bruce Schneier
Country: United States
E-mail: think@heartland.org

The case for a free market in encryption programs.

Politics for the Really Cool
Source: Forbes Magazine
Author: Josh McHugh
Country: United States

"Move over, Democrats and Republicans, Liberals, Socialists and Fascists. Here come the Cryptolibertarians, the wirehead heirs of Thomas Jefferson and Henry David Thoreau." Cover article 9/8/97.

Frustrating the Snoops
Source: Free-Market.Net Media Spotlight
Author: J.D. Tuccille
Country: United States
E-mail: media@free-market.net

How the mass media is treating the cryptography debate.

Protecting Your Medical Records
Source: Citizens' Council on Health Care
Country: United States

"The top 10 strategies to protect patient confidentiality."

Who's Reading Your Medical Records?
Source: Institute for Health Freedom/ Health Freedom Watch
Country: United States

Shows how different private companies, government agencies and health care personnel can gain access to your medical records.

Protecting Your Medical Privacy
Source: Institue for Health Freedom/Cato Institute
Author: Sue Blevins
Country: United States

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 could threaten your medical privacy. (1998)

Where Everyone Knows Your Name
Source: Free-Market.Net
Author: J.D. Tuccille
Country: United States

A look at National ID Cards and the future of personal privacy, and how the mass media is handling the controversy.

ID cards: Personal views from around the world
Source: Privacy International
Country: United States

What’s it like to live in a jurisdiction that requires civilian identification papers? Tune in and find out.

Identity cards: Frequently asked questions
Source: Privacy International
Country: United States

Answers such questions as: How many countries use ID cards? What are the main purposes of ID cards? What are the main types of ID systems in use? What information do the cards contain? What is the financial cost of an ID card system? (8/24/96)

Campaigns of opposition to ID card schemes
Source: Privacy International
Country: United States

Overview of the steps countries usually follow in debating and either implementing or rejecting mandatory ID schemes. Includes an interesting case history of the Australian experience.

Warning: health Web sites may be hazardous to your privacy
Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Country: United States
E-mail: aaps@free-market.net

The AAPS advises Webgoers to be careful when sharing medical information at various popular health Web site, such as drkoop.com, WebMD, etc. Not all of them have satisfactory privacy policies and some hope to make money by getting your information.

Trust and privacy on the Net
Source: IEA
Author: Daniel B. Klein
Country: United States

Much-discussed concerns about privacy on the Internet have more to do with traditional ideas of trust and confidentiality than with some new type of invasion into personal information. (2000)

Tracking down the kids
Source: NCPA
Country: United States

"At least three companies are busy working on devices that would locate missing children or monitor the condition of people with health problems using satellite and mobile phone technology. ...Privacy advocates raise the possibility of a suspicious spouse planting such device on his or her mate to track that person's movements." (12/8/00)

RFID FAQ
Source: CASPIAN
Country: United States

Answers to basic questions about Radio Frequency ID (RFID) chips and their likely applications worldwide. Lots of links to other information included.

About RFID and Gillette
Source: CASPIAN
Country: United States

An excellent, easy to understand explanation of RFID technology in general, and how large corporations including Gillette plan to use it to "spy" on consumers.

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