FC: Margie Wylie on perils of massive databases, mistakes, abuse

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 14:27:21 PST

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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:04:03 -0800
From: Margie Wylie <margie.wylieat_private>
To: declanat_private
Subject: Re: FC: Washington Times editorial opposes mandatory fingerprinting

I'm sure it's not news to poli-technics, but I wrote an article in
December about the frailties of massive databases: mistakes, abuse, false
meta-data, expense...

http://www.newhouse.com/archive/story1a122001.html

Margie

At 02:20 PM 1/22/02 -0800, you wrote:

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      Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:21:24 -0500
      From: Marc Rotenberg <rotenbergat_private>
      To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private>
      Subject: Washington Times on ID Cards

      Declan -

      I sent this on to a few lists. Politech readers
      might also be interested.

      Regards,

      Marc Rotenberg

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      http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020121-166867.htm

      EDITORIAL * January 21, 2002

      Your papers please


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