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Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is campaigning for everyone to have the right to freeze credit reports so that the bureaus can't provide your information to anyone without your O.K. Thirteen states have passed freeze laws (although in some states the option is available only to ID-theft victims), and 23 others are considering freeze legislation. Federal measures to protect financial data will be discussed this week by Congress...
...environment, and one has to pay extreme attention at all times and have their eyes and ears peeled.” The crime represented a threat “especially for women,” he added. He said that the HUPD-run campus escort service is a good option for those students who feel unsafe in light of the attempted abduction. But if past statistics are any indication, the number of those using the services might remain flat. When the program began in March 2004, only an average of two students used the services, even after eight indecent assaults...
...records from libraries, although it can still demand them from the libraries’ internet service providers. Where the Patriot Act originally included a “gag rule” forbidding recipients of FBI requests for library patron information from speaking about them, the compromise provided the option of judicial review of the gag rule. The Patriot Act renewal legislation made explicit a recipient’s right to consult with an attorney about these FBI requests, and a third part of the compromise removed a provision that would have forced recipients to identify their attorneys...
...development of moral reasoning and character. Bok spends considerable time describing the role of university leaders in shaping an ethical community. Everyone—from presidents to dormitory proctors—contributes to setting a moral standard. If moral development is not to be “merely an option for students who are interested...and for college authorities when it is not too costly,” universities must actively seek to promote more ethical thinking in daily life and at every level...
...Although the Security Council has the power to impose sanctions on Iran, that option is strongly opposed by veto-wielders Russia and China, and won't be initially sought by the U.S. and its allies. Instead, the Security Council will likely issue some form of ultimatum for Iran to comply with IAEA demands within a given time frame - the U.S. is believed to want a 30-day deadline - followed by a further resolution threatening action after that...