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Re: Oregon License Plate Site in the News Tonight!
At 12:26 AM 8/9/96 -0700, [email protected] (David Wagner) wrote:
>I say, what we need is a little more abuse. I say, a well-publicized
>incident of abuse of the driver's license database can do more to
>help the cause of privacy than any amount of intellectually compelling
>debate. Perhaps one horrible incident of abuse would ignite enough
>public backlash to stop states from selling their databases at the
>drop of a hat.
Judge Bork doesn't happen to live in Oregon, does he?
Publishing his video rental records got Congress to pass a law
against private businesses selling that kind of data;
perhaps we can embarass the state of Oregon into not selling
data that the state forces you to provide.
# Thanks; Bill
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