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...distant future, consumers face the prospect that a computer somewhere will compile records about every place they go and everything they purchase," says Democrat Bob Wise of West Virginia, who heads the House subcommittee that oversees the government's use of data. "I'm not sure this is the vision of the future that will make Americans comfortable...
West Virginia Democrat Bob Wise, chairman of the House subcommittee on government information, has gone further. In November 1989 he introduced a proposal to create a federal data-protection board to ensure that personal information in government computers is not abused. Demanding more sweeping action, privacy advocates want Congress to regulate private companies' use of data by requiring consent for the use of information and strict controls over its accuracy. They also call for the creation of a privacy ombudsman, like those in Canada and Australia, who can aggressively defend consumer interests...
...this, Spradlin draws a salary of $40,000. His home is bright and comfortable. But the price he pays is never forgotten. "If a man works in the mines until retirement -- if he lives -- it's going to knock a certain percentage off of his life, health-wise. You're making good money, but you're getting bad health doing it." Yet he counts himself among the lucky ones. He still...
...cream was a key to Ecolympic's success--not as an end, but as a means. The EAC would be wise to leave the Rain Forest Crunch alone if it wants to keep people interested...
Normal people, beginning their careers, often plan toward what they hope to be doing in 20 years. But journalists aren't that normal -- and besides, how could Barrett Seaman have known in October 1971 that he would spend his 20th anniversary with our company in rural Wise County, Va., watching Oliver North, the ramrod Marine who mesmerized America during the 1987 Iran-contra hearings, campaign for Republican candidates? But for Barry, who excerpted North's autobiography, Under Fire, for this week's issue, getting a close-up look at the author in action was critical to understanding his enduring appeal...