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An increasingly popular security device in buildings, including many University dormitories in the United States, are coded "credit cards" with a magnetic stripe that unlocks doors for which it is coded. Hotels now use these more commonly than keys. The comings and goings of cardholders can be recorded in the building's computer. Would the group please provide their views on what notices should be given to "key" holders? If the system is installed in an existing building and keys provided employees, students, etc., can consent to the data collection ever be voluntary? or does one balance security and the privacy right, perhaps limiting the obligation to get consent to the purposes to which the data could be put? -- Charles A. Prescott Vice President, International Business Development and Government Affairs Direct Marketing Association 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 U.S.A. Tel. (1) 212-790-1552 Fax. (1) 212-790-1499 e-mail: [log in to unmask] website: www.the-dma.org %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%