APRIL 25, 2011 Want a federal contract? Show politicians the money. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:And what do you know? The draft order doesn’t cover federal employee labor unions, the Democratic allies whose free speech rights were recognized alongside corporations in Citizens United. Nor do the disclosure requirements extend to recipients of federal grants, which often […]
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John Hood’s Daily Journal Do You Know Where Your Health Records Are? By Daren Bakst October 01, 2010 This week’s “Daily Journal” guest columnist is Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies. RALEIGH — A neighbor takes pain medicine to relieve the suffering from chemotherapy. A child takes Ritalin to address attention
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CNSNews.com Sen. Shelby: Financial Reform Violates Privacy Friday, May 07, 2010 By Matt Cover, Staff Writer Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), senior Republican on the Senate Banking Committee (CNSNews.com) – Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), senior Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, said that provisions in the new financial regulatory bill violate privacy rights by allowing the
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The president says electronic systems will reduce costs and improve quality, but they could undermine good care if people are afraid to confide in their doctors. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580904575132111888664060.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion Mar 24, 2010 By DEBORAH C. PEEL I learned about the lack of health privacy when I hung out my shingle as a psychiatrist. Patients asked if I
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MARCH 19, 2010 By JEAN SPENCER Census Bureau officials are counting on an advanced postal tracking system to speed up responses and save the government millions of dollars in follow-up letters and visits by census takers. But some privacy advocates and lawmakers are troubled by the tracking system, which they say oversteps privacy bounds. The
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LONDON It’s the new front in the nanny state: Microchips placed in garbage bins to monitor how much people throw away. A pro-privacy group warns in a new report that more than 2.6 million of the chips have been surreptitiously installed in what is seen as a first step toward charging those who toss too
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