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A leading public records security expert, his research and comments have appeared in The New York Times, Computer World, USA Today, InterGov World, and hundreds of newspapers across the country.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Elected Official Steals $140,000 Gets 60 Days Jail Time
After pleading guilty to stealing nearly $140,000 during her first two years in office. Mellisa Turpin is all set to serve 60 days in jail for her crime.
Sunday, November 1, 2009 IRS Urges Homeowners To Winterize - Collect $1500 Tax Credit
The IRS is urging people to weatherize their homes and be rewarded for their efforts. Homeowners making energy-saving improvements this fall can cut their winter heating bills and collect a $1500 tax credit. Here's How
Saturday, October 31, 2009 Lawmakers Expand $8000 Tax Credit For Homebuyers
The Senate reached an agreement to extend the $8,000 Homeowners and expand it to include existing homeowners who want to move. In addition, now you can qualify to buy a home valued at up to $800,000.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Stimulus Money for New Furnaces
The federal government provides tax credits for the 2009 and 2010 tax years to incentivize the purchase of energy efficient home improvements. This article discusses the extent of these credits, how to qualify for them, and how to collect them.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Report: 90% of U.S. Border Unsecured
The recently released Department of Homeland Security's Annual Performance Report reveals how little control the United States actually has over its land and sea borders, despite the 9/11Commission's report citing uncontrolled borders as a threat to homeland security.
Monday, October 19, 2009 "Obscene" County Recorder Released from Prison (NFPO)
Former Cuyahoga County Clerk Patrick O'Malley plead guilty in U.S. District Court to a federal obscenity charge in May 2008 and resigned from his office the same day. He was recently released after serving twelve months.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 India's Formula for Judging US Intelligence (2 comments)
Few Americans have heard of the 35=10 rule. The formula isn't based on fact, or science but is instead based on a popular novel. It could be a lesson in what Indian executives have learned from observing American officials and corporate execs.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Should Obama Have Trademark His Name? Should You?
Last year Barack Obama's campaign tried and failed to take over a MySpace page created by a once ardent supporter. In this article Stephanie Paul explains how celebrities and ordinary people can easily and legally protect your name from "cyber squatters".
Friday, August 8, 2008 5 Things Every Homeowner Should Know About the Hope for Homeowners Act
Much more than a simple bill to help economically disadvantaged homeowners. The massive program punishes predatory lenders, slashes mortgage debt and reduces property taxes for people with homes valued as high as $625,000 ... But only if you act quickly!
Sunday, June 1, 2008 Say Cheese - Government plans to ban your camera
Government looks for ways to ban local citizens from using digital cameras inside courthouses while selling citizen's digital images in bulk to international corporations . . . MUST READ for anyone who values civil rights and the public record.
Friday, April 18, 2008 Sheriff Ran Sex-Slave Operation from Jail
Mike Burgess, the Sheriff of Custer County Oklahoma resigned shortly before state prosecutors filed 35 felony charges against him for running a sex-slave operation out of the county jail. If convicted, the once-popular sheriff could face 467 years in prison on charges that include 14 counts of second-degree rape, seven counts of forcible oral sodomy and five counts of bribery by a public official.
Sunday, October 14, 2007 Identity Thief Takes Victim's Place in Grave
Annie Hayes was still mourning the death of her son when a veteran's cemetery told her another man with her son's name, social security number and military credentials had been in her son's grave since 2003... Video report
Sunday, August 5, 2007 California Bars Voting Machines - US Considers
California's top election official on Friday decertified systems produced by Hart Intercivic, Diebold Election Systems and Sequoia Voting Systems effectively barring their use... US Congress will consider similar action in September...
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Government Blames Technology for Expunged Record Breaches
Online breaches of expunged case information could leave hundreds of counties nationwide facing lawsuits from people who have lost jobs, reputation, licenses or otherwise been hurt by the release of information that was supposed to have been erased. But officials say it isn't their fault.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Is The IPhone Worth the Hype?
Steven Levy, the technology columnist at Newsweek, is a big fan of Apple's iPhone, but Brian Cooley of CNET.com thinks it's a bust. The two discuss its features in this video interview.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Petition Site Protests County Auditors Arrest
The charge against the public official stems from a $1 million contract which was renewed under his authority without the consent of the Commissioners Court. The Former District Attorney called the auditors arrest an 'obscene political move'.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Border Sheriffs: 'We Were Screwed!'
Running for re-election, Texas Gov. Rick Perry repeatedly applauded border-county sheriffs for being "on the front lines" of a violent battle to keep criminals out of Texas. Perry's ads boasted 'If the US won't protect our borders, Texas will'. But a year later, those on the front line say they were "screwed"...
Sunday, July 8, 2007 Commisioner Pleads Guilty to Bribery / Corruption Charges
Former El Paso County Commissioner Betti Flores pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit mail or wire fraud by trading her votes for money, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton Friday. Flores could face 20 years in Federal prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.
Sunday, July 8, 2007 Constable Resigns Amid Gay Sex Scandal
A day after Michael Dupree's 27-year career ended, the former Dallas County Constable talked exclusively to CBS 11. The county cop resigned amid embarrassing allegations of sexual misconduct.
Saturday, July 7, 2007 State Treasurer Denies Drug Charges (1 comments)
South Carolina State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel and his alleged dealer pleaded not guilty Friday on a federal cocaine charge. Ravenel will be free on bail .. will face 20 years in prison and $1Mil fine...
Saturday, July 7, 2007 McWorker McSpits in Sheriffs McSoda Triggers McSuit
A San Bernardino Deputy Sheriff says he will sue McDonalds after a worker spit in his soda. The deputy's claim is backed up by surveillance video and DNA evidence.
Saturday, July 7, 2007 Pennsylvania Government Shutdown
Have a 16-year-old hoping to get her first driver's license next week? Planning a getaway at a state park? Need a birth certificate or a passport for a summer cruise? Better reschedule...
Friday, July 6, 2007 Feds Say Quarterback's Property Used For Dog Fights
Federal agents say that property owned by quarterback Michael Vick was used to house and train hundreds of pit bulls where hundreds of dogs met cruel deaths...
Friday, July 6, 2007 11-year-old Drunk Driver Leads Police on High Speed Chase (1 comments)
CAUGHT ON TAPE: An eleven-year-old girl took her mother's car and led Alabama police on a high-speed chase. Police say she had been drinking. Watch video
Thursday, July 5, 2007 Getting Out Of The ARM Trap
When Enej Dreca took out an adjustable-rate subprime mortgage in 2005, he knew the interest rate was likely to rise in two years. But he wasn't prepared for how high it would go...
Thursday, July 5, 2007 Al Gore's Son Arrested
Police arrested former vice president and current environmental activist Al Gore's son, also named Albert Gore, after finding marijuana and narcotics in his low-emissions car, authorities said Wednesday.
Thursday, July 5, 2007 Information War Escalates
It used to be that the mainstream media had a monopoly on publishing and they took advantage of their First Amendment rights to do so. The Internet has changed all that and now the shoe is on the other foot. Last month, the Sandusky Register published a list of nearly 2,700 gun owners..In response, the Buckeye Firearms Association...
Thursday, July 5, 2007 Voter Rights Turnabout
Columnist John Fund recounts the shakeup over white voter rights in Mississippi after a federal judge ruled black politicians violated the rights of white voters and called Noxubee County Democratic Party leader Ike Brown's scheme the worst case of voter discrimination in 40 years...Video
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Immigrant Convicted in Campaign Funding ID Theft Scheme
A jury in Multnomah County Oregon says a Ukrainian immigrant forged signatures and stole identities to help his candidates take hundreds of thousands of dollars from the public campaign finance system...
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 US - No Haven For Human Rights Violators
A Salvadoran army lieutenant accused of murdering six Jesuit priests, a Sierra Leone Prince suspected of crimes against humanity, an alleged mass murderer from Peru and an Argentinean accused of torture and murder are joining hundreds of alleged human rights violators from 26 countries to be expelled from the U.S.
Monday, July 2, 2007 Cities, Counties May Take Control of Illegal Immigration Battle (1 comments)
The collapse of congressional efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration laws is expected to dramatically accelerate an effort by state and local governments to take matters into their own hands to deal with the nation's 12 million illegal aliens...
Monday, July 2, 2007 Fourteen Counties Sue Drug Companies For Meth Ingredient Sales
Class action lawsuit against makers of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine claiming the companies knowingly sold far more ingredients for use in methamphetamine production as cold remedies...
Monday, July 2, 2007 Woman Pleads Not Guilty Over Registering Dog To Vote
The Seattle Grandmother who registered her dog to vote pleads not guilty to making false statements on voter registration form...The dog is still on roll...
Sunday, July 1, 2007 Judge Rulles Property Tax Assessments Unconstitutional
A judge has declared that the way in which property taxes are assessed is unconstitutional. Case could lead to similar decisions affecting all homeowners in all counties... Watch video report
Sunday, July 1, 2007 City Provides Open-Air Urinals For Drunken Bar Patrons
The City of Edmonton plans to put freestanding open-air public urinals near bars at night to give drunken revelers a place to relieve themselves along a popular nightclub stretch...
Saturday, June 30, 2007 Judge Sends Ex-Governor to Prison
Former Democrat Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was sentenced to more than seven years and co-conspirator former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy also got nearly seven years in federal prison in a bribery and corruption case...
Friday, June 29, 2007 Nation's Sheriff's Stretched to Limit
County Sheriffs are America's first line of defense against terrorism, violent crimes, and drug trafficking but illegal aliens, epidemic methamphetamine abuse, increasing numbers of inmates with deadly diseases, an alarming number of foreclosure auctions and 75% funding cuts may be overwhelming our elected law enforcement officials...
Friday, June 29, 2007 Butts Charged With Stealing Toilet Paper From Courthouse (2 comments)
Suzanee Butts from Marshalltown Iowa is accused of stealing toilet paper from the Marshall County Courthouse and could find herself facing years behind bars.
Friday, June 29, 2007 Mason County Falls Vicitm To Black Market Tree Killers
The crimes occur far back in the woods, off a dead-end gravel road where no will hear the fatal cut or see the victim fall or in well-kept yards while the residents are away...
Friday, June 29, 2007 Lawsuit Blames County Sprawl For Global Warming
The suit, filed by California Attorney General Jerry Brown represents an unprecedented legal effort to hold state counties and cities accountable for how poorly planned suburban sprawl can lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions...
Thursday, June 28, 2007 Illegal Aliens Cost Illinois Citizens $3.5 Billion Annually (2 comments)
While some politicians, including Gov. Rod Blagojevich, work to increase the benefits and services the state provides to illegal aliens, a new study finds...
Thursday, June 28, 2007 Wife Seeking Divorce From Anti-Christ Still Says He's Devine
Self-proclaimed Messiah turned anti-Christ Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is in the middle of a nasty divorce, but despite this his future ex-wife says he is devine. . .
Thursday, June 28, 2007 Illegal Alien Questions Police Tactics
Following the mysterious death of an illegal alien this past spring, another illegal immigrant is claiming Mount Kisco officers picked him up outside a bar following a fight in 2005 and drove him out of town . . .
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Deputies Search Car - Find Nobel Prize
Salt Lake County Sheriff Deputies arrested Russell Gillett, 24, after what they describe as a series of strange events.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Illegal Aliens Set Fires That Threaten National Forests, Agents
Using Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices, illegal aliens and those who smuggle them are setting fires that threaten U.S. Border Patrol agents, national forests
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Sheriff Sets Up Foreclosure Hotline To Help Homeowners
Foreclosure rates in the U.S. are reaching record numbers with millions of people losing their homes. But in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the Sheriff's office has set up a hotline to help people on the verge of losing their homes... Video report
Sunday, June 24, 2007 Biopits Turn Animal Waste Into Treasure for Millions of Families in Rural China (1 comments)
Methane pits are turning straw and animal waste into treasure for millions of rural Chinese families. Each biogas pit produces clean and convenient fuel for a family of four and is used for cooking, heating and even lighting. . .
Sunday, June 24, 2007 Red Light Cameras Cross Secret Line To Take Your Money (1 comments)
How do you know if you've run a red light? Throw out the driver's handbook. There's a new rule in town. When it comes to red light cameras there's a special line that motorists can't cross. Where is it? Here's a clue: it's imaginary.
Watch this CBS Investigative Report
Sunday, June 24, 2007 Texas Lawmakers Honor Registered Sex Offender
The lawmakers who honored Dr. Nilon Tallant as their Doctor of the Day have been left red-faced to learn from a CBS 11 investigation that Dr. Tallant is a registered sex offender previously indicted on 19 counts of sex with a child. . .
Saturday, June 23, 2007 GAO Recognizes ID Theft Problem
The Feds have finally realized just how serious a problem identity theft through online public records is, AND that government has been the biggest contributor to the epidemic.
Friday, June 22, 2007 Satellite images show reef being polluted
Australian scientists have obtained the first visual confirmation of the theory that river sediment plumes travel to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond. You can use the same technology to uncover pollution in your hometown for free
Friday, June 22, 2007 Politics may have played a role in voter fraud allegations in Missouri
A voter fraud case brought in Kansas City, Mo., just five days before last year's pivotal congressional elections was rejected by a Missouri prosecutor as being too weak and as inappropriate to pursue so close to the elections . . .
Thursday, June 21, 2007 Former NFL Star Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Former NFL defensive end Dwight Sean Jones and four other men have been indicted on charges they allegedly collaborated in a multi- million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. . .
Sunday, June 17, 2007 Online Records Put To The Test
. . . After Ed Rybczynski shared his results with the state they immediately issued a warning that the government website should not be used . . .
Saturday, June 16, 2007 Red Light Camera Pose Legal Hazard For Officials (1 comments)
Running red lights is risky business. Profiting from the controversial cameras may be even riskier. Billions of dollars and your civil rights are at stake in class action suits and criminal charges filed against city official's and government contractors who profit from red light cameras in the U.S. and Canada.
Thursday, June 14, 2007 Do You Have Campaign Gap Or Bulge?
Let's start with the obvious: Candidates hate to raise money. They understand that it's a necessity if they want to win, but they still hate doing it. As a result, they tend to favor the fundraising tools with which they are most comfortable.
Thursday, June 14, 2007 Government Website Posted Private Medical Information Online
Officials acknowledged today that the personal information of 12-hundred Lynchburg people was posted on the city's website. Similar blunders put thousands at risk of a particularly dangerous type of identity theft known as medical identity theft.
Monday, June 11, 2007 Camera Cops Face Bribery Charges
Cops taking bribes may be nothing new but cops taking bribes for setting up red light cameras?
Sunday, June 10, 2007 Jeffs Polygamists Move to Texas
Residents and officials of this small Texas community are concerned about the declining population experienced since the 1980 but even more concerned about the effect polygamist Samuel Fischer's family will have on their community.
Saturday, June 9, 2007 Foreclosure! Ten Ways to Save Your Home
Thanks to ferocious competition among lenders, a dizzying array of mortgage options, and government policies to encourage home buyers, more people than ever are at risk of losing their homes. Here are ten ways to keep yours. . .
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Virginia Watchdog Takes A Bite Out of Ohio
For those of you who don't know Betty "BJ" Ostergren, she is the founder of The Virginia Watchdog. Her goal is to keep the public records, which sometimes contain sensitive personal information, off of the Internet. She began her battle in 2002 when her home county in Virginia began providing its records online. Her latest target seems to be Ohio.
Thursday, May 24, 2007 Lieberman - Withdrawal Would Be Catastrophic (4 comments)
. . . The fact of the matter is, you cannot claim to be tough on terrorism while demanding that our military withdraw from Iraq, because it is the terrorists - particular Al Qaeda - that our military is fighting in Iraq. . .
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 AG Sues County Over Global Warming
California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought a lawsuit against San Bernardino County last month accusing the county of not properly considering the impact of rapid growth on global warming. This is the first time the State of California has sued a public agency for not taking global warming into account. . .
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Officials Warn of Deed Scam - but some helping scammers
County officials across the country are warning property owners not to fall for a company offering an expensive copy of their deed. Unfortunately, some counties may be unknowingly helping the scammers to identify potential victims. . .
Sunday, May 20, 2007 The WalMart Courthouse
The aging courthouse was cramped, unsecured and difficult to work in and the county couldn't afford to renovate the historical structure. That's when County Judge Ernie Houdashell had an idea and turned to Wal-Mart . . .
Sunday, May 20, 2007 America's Lonliest Counties (1 comments)
Steeped in history and rich in tradition, these counties are the least populated and most isolated places in America according to the latest United States Census Bureau estimates. People who live in these isolated areas enjoy a lifestyle and individual freedoms that many thought had long since vanished in the United States. . .
Their stories may be some of America's best kept and most fascinating secrets. . .
Friday, May 18, 2007 Colorado's Best Kept Secret
Nestled high in a valley in the Heart of the San Juan mountains, San Juan County is America's ninth least populated county, with a population of just 578. The county is home and hideaway for residents and visitors who seeking a simpler way of life.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 US Marshal Indicted For Unauthorized Data Access
Jose Magallan, a Deputy United States Marshal stationed in McAllen, Texas, was indicted on two counts of exceeding his authorized access to and providing information from the computers of the United States Marshal Service for private financial gain.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Officials Furious Over "Gun Giveaway" (4 comments)
A gun-rights organization is planning to hold a "gun-giveaway" on Thursday at the Mason District Government Center in Annandale, Virginia to protest New York City Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to crack down on allegedly illegal gun sales in Virginia.
Monday, May 14, 2007 Grand Jury Charges Judge With Attempted Murder
LOCKNEY -- Floyd County Grand Jurors returned an indictment Tuesday of Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault against Lockney Justice of the Peace Michelle Araujo.
Sunday, May 13, 2007 Kalawao County -- No Children Allowed, not even to visit
Kalawao County can be reached by sea or by mule train but if you intend to visit, leave your children behind. State law prohibits anyone under sixteen from living in or visiting the second least populated county in America. Even adults have to get special permission to visit. . .
Sunday, May 13, 2007 Trailer Stealin' Sherriff Convicted
... Taylor was the only full-time law enforcement officer the county's 1,654 square miles when he took an 18-foot custom trailer from Dennis Carmony's backyard, hid it at an abandoned homestead and then pretended to investigate its disappearance...
Sunday, May 13, 2007 Special Agent's Notes Sold On Ebay $2,804.06
The diaries of FBI Special Agent Max H. Roder who covered narcotics investigations throughout the entirety of his 34-year career were sold Saturday night on eBay for a winning bid of $2,804.06. The journals fill 28 notebooks with daily notes, informant lists and fugitive warrants.
Saturday, May 12, 2007 No Lawyers or Libertarians Here
"Well, goodness," Loving County Sheriff Billy Hopper explained, "if you've got to have rattlesnakes or lawyers, which one would you have?"
Saturday, May 12, 2007 The Baled Hay Church and the Tiniest Courthouse in America (1 comments)
The Pilgrim Holiness Church, located in Arthur, was built in 1928 of baled rye straw. Baled hay or straw proved an alternative to lumber or sod as a building material and was used throughout the Sand Hills. The structure is the only known church built of baled straw. . .
Sunday, May 6, 2007 IRS Proposal Could Impact Millions of Internet Users (2 comments)
The U.S. Treasury Department -- in an effort to track down unreported small business income -- is seeking legislation requiring brokers of personal property, such as auction houses and consignment stores, to collect personal data on their customers and share it with the Internal Revenue Service.
Sunday, May 6, 2007 MySpace Returns Page To Hapless Obama Supporter
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign organization reportedly took over a MySpace page created by a once ardent California supporter and refused to pay Joe Anthony for the time and effort he invested in developing the successful page.
Sunday, May 6, 2007 Six Steps To Electronic Identity Theft Prevention
Electronic identity theft is rampant but there are some important steps that every consumer can take to safeguard their identity. News for Public Officials (NFPO) collected the six things top experts say everyone should do, or at least know about, to protect themselves and their family from becoming a victim of identity theft.
Saturday, May 5, 2007 Illegal Alien Issue Trumps Deep Pockets Of Opponents
Proving once again that issues matter more to voters than campaign ads, an election that many considered a de facto referendum on the city's Illegal Alien Immigration Relief Ordinance resulted in proponents of Carpentersville's ordinance handily defeated opponents with deeper pockets. . .
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Cyber Assasination
Internet Bloggers maliciously publicizing personal identity information including the victim's Social Security number is emerging as a major political problem, and the information is often culled from online public records.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Is the Media Really Biased? I Don’t Think So. (3 comments)
If you don't have the stomach to handle a slaughterhouse, then you might not want to read this Hot Tip because I'm about to slaughter one of the conservative movement's most sacred cows.
Sunday, April 29, 2007 Quality or Quantity - Which is best for your campaign
Every campaign at every level must constantly choose between quantity and quality when it comes to campaign communication. Unfortunately, what looks like the right choice often turns into a vote-costing nightmare for many campaigns.
Sunday, April 29, 2007 State's Bloated Database Causes Voter Registration Delays
"This is a statewide problem, and an inexcusable one at that, because the system we had before worked perfectly," Marlowe said. . . Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams said "The truth is that TEAM isn't worth a darn." . . .
Saturday, April 28, 2007 Lawsuit Alleges Commissioners Leaked Information to Favored Vendor
PENNSYLVANIA -- A lawsuit filed in federal court contains an allegation that two Republican County Commissioners leaked information to a favored vendor during contract bidding process.
Saturday, April 28, 2007 Mexico's Top Crime Family Trafficking in US Identities
Maybe you've never heard of the Castorena family but they make it their business to know plenty about you. The Castorena Family Organization is Mexico's top crime family and they have made a fortune selling US identities.
Saturday, April 28, 2007 How Your Good Name Became a Worldwide Commodity
Public records traditionally kept in paper form at the courthouse have become commodities openly traded on the Internet in digital form.
Friday, April 27, 2007 Online Counties Blew CIA Cover
Crewsdon states, "The Chicago Tribune computer searches that produced the identities, workplaces, post office box addresses and telephone numbers of hundreds of CIA employees here and abroad relied entirely on public records, not private data. The data the Tribune used were derived from telephone listings, real estate transactions, voting records, legal judgments, property tax records, bankruptcies . . .
Saturday, April 21, 2007 TN Moves to Allow Guns In Public Buildings (1 comments)
NASHVILLE - In a surprise move, a House panel voted today to repeal a state law that forbids the carrying of handguns on property and buildings owned by county and state agencies. . .
Friday, April 20, 2007 Governor Perry's Collosal Abuse of Power (1 comments)
Turns out Texas Governor Rick Perry may have had ulterior motives when declaring social security numbers were no longer confidential. Less than a month later we learn of his super-collection of data on fellow Texans, data that isn't guarded by proper security, but housed in the governor's own office...
Friday, April 20, 2007 Two Lessons Candidates Should Learn from Imus
Regardless of how you feel about the whole Don Imus controversy, there are a few important lessons every candidate could learn from what happened. Not surprisingly, both lessons deal with how you communicate to voters...
Saturday, April 14, 2007 What WIll A Data Breach Cost The Taxpayers?
Security breaches can cost elected officials dearly when it comes to a marred public image and loss in voter confidence but the financial costs to the taxpayer can be staggering. Now one company is providing a free online tool to calculate the risk and another offers a million dollar guarantee to anyone who was compromised by the breach.
Saturday, April 14, 2007 The Governor's Database
Texas is amassing an unprecedented amount of information on its citizens
Piece by piece, Republican Gov. Rick Perry's homeland security office is gathering massive amounts of information about Texas residents and merging it to create the most exhaustive centralized database in state history. Warehoused far from Texas on servers housed at a private company in Louisville, Kentucky . . .
Saturday, April 7, 2007 The Murder of Amy Boyer (1 comments)
Far too often as we grapple with the issue of balancing the privacy of Americans with the necessary and legitimate uses of Americans' personal information the debate centers on discussions of "data", but not the lives behind the "data".
I'd like to begin by focusing on one life behind one set of data...
