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Background
 Graphic: How personal data is gathered and how it's used
Resources
Web Links FTC: Privacy Initiatives
 FTC: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
 KidsPrivacy.org
 Privacy.org
 Electronic Privacy Information Center
 Privacy Foundation
 PrivacyRights.org
 Privacy International
 Online Privacy Alliance
 Better Business Bureau: Privacy
 Americans for Computer Privacy
National ID Debate
 Proposal Sets National Rules For State IDs (The Washington Post, 4/17/02)
 Too Many Unresolved Questions On ID Cards, Study Panel Says (The Washington Post, 4/12/02)
 Rights Groups Oppose National ID Card (The Washington Post, 2/13/02)
 Next: An ID Chip Planted in Your Body? (The Washington Post, 12/19/01)
 National ID Card Gaining Support (The Washington Post, 12/17/01)
 States Devising Plan for High-Tech National Identification Cards (The Washington Post, 11/3/01)
Robert O'Harrow
As a reporter for the Financial and Investigative staffs of the Post, Robert O'Harrow has carved out a data privacy beat and uncovered stories about the use of information that has led to changes in state and federal law. In 2000, O'Harrow was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. Read his stories here.

Questions? Comments? Send
e-mail to Robert O'Harrow at oharrowr@washpost.com

FBR Nears Settlement With SEC
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group Inc.'s brokerage subsidiary is close to settling a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into a 2001 investment banking transaction, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.

FBI to Fire Dissident Agent
The FBI has moved to fire a veteran agent who alleged that the bureau had mishandled domestic investigations of the Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, the Palestinian group designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.

More Privacy Headlines
Fake Hospital Inspectors Probed: FBI Investigates Incidents at Facilities in Boston, Detroit, L.A. (Post, April 22, 2005)

Report Criticizes OMB Oversight of IT Projects (Post, April 21, 2005)

Bolton Often Blocked Information, Officials Say: Iran, IAEA Matters Were Allegedly Kept From Rice, Powell (Post, April 18, 2005)

Web Censors In China Find Success: Falun Gong, Dalai Lama Among Blocked Topics (Post, April 14, 2005)

Consumers Not Told Of Security Breaches, Data Brokers Admit: Senators Push for Notification Law (Post, April 14, 2005)

LexisNexis Data Breach Bigger Than Estimated: 310,000 Consumers May Be Affected, Firm Says (Post, April 13, 2005)

States Scramble To Protect Data: Dozens of Privacy Bills Introduced After Spate of Security Breaches (Post, April 9, 2005)

Panel Urged to Review Passenger Screening: Security System Raises Privacy Concerns (Post, April 7, 2005)

Nuclear Plants Are Still Vulnerable, Panel Says (Post, April 7, 2005)

Papers Say Leak Probe Is Over (Post, April 7, 2005)

Congress Urged to Renew Patriot Act: Minor Changes Would Address Concerns, Gonzales and Mueller Tell Senate Panel (Post, April 6, 2005)

Patriot Act Changes to Be Proposed: Gonzales Will Seek to Respond to Critics, Get Law Renewed (Post, April 5, 2005)

A Trail of DNA and Data (Post, April 3, 2005)

Keeping Social Security Numbers Safe (Post, April 4, 2005)

Net Aids Access to Sensitive ID Data: Social Security Numbers Are Widely Available (Post, April 4, 2005)

Privacy Advocates Criticize Plan To Embed ID Chips in Passports (Post, April 3, 2005)

File-Sharing An Out-of-Office Experience (Post, March 31, 2005)

Air Passenger Screening Program Behind Schedule (Post, March 29, 2005)

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