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From: johne@hp-vcd.HP.COM (John Eaton)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Information Control
Message-ID: <6750014@hp-vcd.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Mar 91 17:06:44 GMT
References: <GUEST.91Mar20184223@geech.ai.mit.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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< Personally, I feel all the necessary tools are already available.  You
< want to make a business transaction which involves divulging some
< information to another party.  You don't want the information to
< propagate beyond this transaction.  You have the party (by some sort
< of contract) agree not to propagate the information.  Later, you find
< out they did propagate the information.  You sue the pants off 'em.
< Daniel Guilderson
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Fine. Your assignment for this week is to pick any local government
agency that you wish to do business with and get them to agree not
to propagate your personal information. Let us know how it turns out.


John Eaton
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