Hits and Misses

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House OKs limits on records access
At least there is some hope for Utahns’ private information not being released.
House members approved legislation Thursday that would limit public access to Utahns’ addresses and phone numbers. HB28 would protect personal information required on government documents – unless the record is classified as public, such as voter registration forms.

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Casting wide anti-terror net: Massive computer system to scan e-mail and blogs
While this is being billed as a safety measure for Americans, it’s yet another step toward the invasiveness of the government into our personal lives.
The U.S. government is developing a massive computer system that can collect huge amounts of data and, by linking far-flung information from blogs and e-mail to government records and intelligence reports, search for patterns of terrorist activity.