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The Surveillance Society

Number 16001
Subject Privacy
Source Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, Minn.)
State MN
Year 1999
Publication Date Nov. 15, 1999
Summary Minnesota Public Radio reporters looked at situations where people were unwittingly trading their privacy for increased network and Internet access resulting in problems such as increased monitoring of employees, easy access to medical records & identity theft. Reporters found outdated laws and little enforcement of current laws.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 37
Keywords surveillance credit card fraud ATM workplace privacy The Information Trade selling personal information telemarketers
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