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_005195718	Hurley, Mark J. (Mark Joseph), 1919-	Privacy : an inalienable right	1974		.txt	text/plain	4211	162	51	A Canadian government task force in its study, Privacy and Computers (1972), which enjoyed close liaison with Prof. Westin's study group, stated in its opening words the dimensions of its work: The widespread development of highly computerized databanks has given rise to increasing concern about their potential use for invasions of personal privacy. The depart- ment sought the requested data on tapes directly from the I.R.S. computers at Martinsburg, W. Va. Sen. Sam Ervin has recited a litany of offenses against personal privacy: the selling or lending of lists of names on government files; the sharing of blacklists among agencies; the sharing of credit lists; check on the finances, sex life, personal beliefs and associations of famous and unknown people alike; and even the questioning of women by the Federal Housing Administration on birth control prac- tices, the private advice of doctors, in reference to loans on homes.	cache/_005195718.txt	txt/_005195718.txt