Re: PRIVACY EXCLUSIVE: Lexis-Nexis Employee Speaks Out

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From: Giovanni 8
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 00:00

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> In article <fseipel-2009961838000001@ts8-4.homenet.ohio-state.edu>, 
> fseipel@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Frank Seipel) wrote:
> What's wrong with private companies maintaining data bases on individuals,
> anyway?  There are many small data bases which contain personal
> information.  These data bases are accessible to professionals such as
> private investigators, and/or anyone willing to pay the hefty access
> charges.

What is wrong is that they did not obtain the informed consent of each
of those on whom they have collected the information.  Of course, if
the person licenses the company to use the information, for a particular
purpose, for a particular time, and possibly to be released only to
particular categories of people or individuals for particular purposes,
for a particular time... then it might be OK.

But they haven't done that.  They haven't tried to do that.
They don't want to do that.  What they want to do is collect the
information without let or hindrance, at minimal cost, and sell it
at highest possible price (which they could obtain by limiting 
secondary uses).
jgo

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From: ottojg@freenet.tlh.fl.us (Giovanni 8)
Subject: Re: PRIVACY EXCLUSIVE: Lexis-Nexis Employee Speaks Out
Date: 1996/10/02
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