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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:02:30 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () cs cmu edu> Date: November 14, 2005 8:32:45 AM EST To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: "\"Roy Weil\"" <weilr () acm org> Subject: Fw: Congress loves identity thieves Dave,This CNET editorial calls out the way this law would weaken controls on data warehouses. But a note of caution: if this (or any other) law is drawn to
apply to *all* information that businesses have about *any* customer, it creates a record-keeping nightmare for small businesses. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Weil" <weilr () acm org>
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?c=754333-3935723&brand=cnet- ssa&ds=5&fs=0MORE COMMENTARY Congress loves identity thieves So much for hard-hitting laws to combat identity theft. Congress is preparing to pass a sweeping but very weak ID theft law that's a boon for identity thieves and a burden for you and me. Let's stop HR 4127 before it's too late.
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