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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Phone privacy question.
Message-ID: <13768@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 4 Jan 91 19:24:28 GMT
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The Telephone Privacy Act is in the Public Utilities Code of the State
of California, a copy of which is available in most law libraries at
firms or universities, and at all central public libraries.  It's about
two pages in length, quite short.

There is a corresponding cable privacy provision, not specified as such
but actually the model for the telephone act, in either the Civil Code
or the Government Code (probably the latter).

Also, there are extensive provisions governing transfer of information
between and among health providers and insurance firms (but riddled by
amendments over the years); and others pertaining to state agencies
(similar problems).  Legislation to create a data administrator was
often talked about, but the cutbacks in legislative staff now taking
place in California will pretty well dim any chances of that happening.
As the staff leaves, the Legislature in effect loses its memory and
motivation.

Bob Jacobson