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this is from edupage 8/16/94:
 
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> > ONLINE SERVICES HAVE DATA MINES, TOO
> >         The online service you use has been compiling data on you too,
> > including your social security number, credit card number, demography and
> > interest areas. Using this and other data, CompuServe offers a service
> > called CompuTrace, which offers the last known address for any person in
> > the U.S. A similar service will tell you how long someone has had a
> > particular phone number or lived at a particular address and who else lives
> > there, and yet another service provides information on how to obtain
> > driving records, state by state. A bill was passed by the House last month
> > that would require all telecommunications companies, including online
> > services, to tell consumers what information is being collected, how it's
> > being used, and provide an opportunity to opt out. (Tampa Tribune 8/15/94
> > B&F 3)
 
 
beckers
 
[Posted in FML issue 0923]