San Francisco Chronicle, Sun, 26 Sep 2004 6:32 AM PDT
Medical privacy law said to be chilling cancer studies / Scientists fight for fast access to patient files
For 16 years, California's Cancer Registry has been dutifully logging the names and addresses of all state residents who come down with the dreaded disease, their type of cancer and whether they live or die.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/26/MNG4J8V7HV1.DTL
The Fresno Bee, Sun, 26 Sep 2004 6:27 AM PDT
Identity theft
Crime grows with technology in the Valley and nation. Kathleen Viau carries a copy of a police report in her car. She is a law-abiding citizen, but she lives in fear of being arrested for someone else's crimes.
http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/9202025p-10101631c.html
DIGITIZING India's Good (Land) Deeds
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... over an acre of farmland in an arid stretch of southern India, each
waving documents to support its claim. Throughout this long feud, the
land deeds that would ...
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-adfg-india26sep26,1,6245536.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
CLERK'S office puts county records online
Russellville Courier - Russellville,AR,USA
... All records, cases, mortgages and deeds “from October 1997 to current”
are online and will be “updated ... The Web site to access records,
documents, etc. ...
<http://www.couriernews.com/story.asp?ID=6771>
FIRST Oz, next the US for Onstream
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... documents on computer as if they were paper files. ... allows words
in sensitive electronic documents to be ... the Official Information Act
for public records in New ...
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3045673a28,00.html>
HEPBURN saved time for archivists of mementos
Baltimore Sun (subscription) - Baltimore,MD,United States
HOLLYWOOD - Katharine Hepburn was a pack rat with panache. The actress
saved an amazing amount of material - letters, annotated ...
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/arts/bal-as.fill26sep26,1,2735388.story?coll=bal-artslife-society>
STORE your treasure
Business Line - Chennai,India
... While various Internet archival projects have been initiated, the most
talked about is The Internet Archive (TIA) established in 1996 as a non-profit...
<http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2004/09/27/stories/2004092700210300.htm>
PROPOSED law for archives office needs improvement
The Freeman - Cebu,Philippines
... Arsenio Pacaña, to also empower the records archives officer to promulgate
the implementing rules and regulations in line with the archival records
management ...
<http://www.thefreeman.com/local/index.php?fullstory=1&issue=articles_20040927&id=22152>
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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