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Subject: PRIVACY EXCLUSIVE: Lexis-Nexis Employee Speaks Out

[Note from Matthew Gaylor: The employee has asked to remain anonymous due
to the reasons below. To have your file deleted from the P-TRAK database
send your request to p-trak@prod.lexis-nexis.com and include your SS#. You
will get a form letter response.]


To: freematt@coil.com (Matthew Gaylor)
From: [XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]
Subject: Re: Still More On Lexis-Nexis' P-TRAK Reporting

Matt,

Just a quick note about some of the fall-out of the Lexis-Nexis
activity.  I work at Lexis-Nexis and have seen the P-TRAK database.

Rumor has it that Howard Stern mentioned the issue on his radio
program on Wednesday (9/18).  Our phones at Lexis-Nexis were pretty
much out of service at that point.  People who tried to call me
at the office could not get through.  Most of the time, I
couldn't even get a line to dial out.  There was a flood of calls
coming in all day from people who wanted to be removed from P-TRAK.

I have looked myself up in P-TRAK.  It is not entirely accurate
(which may explain why I have collection agents calling me, trying
to track down my [xxxx]).  When it first came out, social security
numbers were displayed as part of the results of a query.  This was
stopped a few months ago.  Previous addresses, however, are also
listed in P-TRAK.

There is also a P-FIND database which is constructed primarily
from phonebooks.  However, the P-FIND file also lists things like
date of birth, and "median home value by census tract".

People should have even bigger concerns though.  Lexis-Nexis is in
the process of making connections to other information providers
around the country.  There are many organizations that make public
records available on line.  Lexis-Nexis is in the process of
forming agreements with these companies so all the information
can be available through Lexis-Nexis.  This includes, Florida
Drivers License records, professional licenses, asset records
such as real estate, boats, etc.  And there is a lot more coming.

I can't blame Lexis-Nexis.  They are only providing easy access to
government records which are electronically available already.

My last day at Lexis-Nexis is [XXXXXXXX].  If you wish to publish
this, please do not use my name - I fear that I would be bombarded
with requests for more information.

[Name Deleted]


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