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Date: 1999-01-25
US/Beamte dealen Daten-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- ver/dealen, ist man seit Anbruch des Zeitalters der Yellow Press gewohnt. Nunmehro wird im fort/geschrittensten Teil des Netzes derlei - tendenziell flächendeckend - mit Datenbank/brüdern probiert. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Robert O'Harrow Jr. Jan 22, 1999 For the first time since authorities began snapping photographs of drivers for licenses, state officials have begun selling the images wholesale. ... In the past several months, South Carolina has released 3.5 million digital photographs, Florida has started the process of transferring 14 million images in its files and other states have expressed interest in doing the same. The buyer is Image Data LLC, a small New Hampshire company that wants to build a national database of photos and personal information to help retailers prevent identity theft ... Image Data's computers can flash the photo of person named on a credit card or a check to a small screen near a cash register when a transaction begins. ... . Such records are routinely sold by many states and have become a computerized staple for direct marketers, information services and others in recent years. But by adding photographs into the mix, Image Data has crossed into new territory. ... The nascent service, already operating on a limited basis in South Carolina, is part of a growing number of surveillance and identification systems that take advantage of computers, electronic networks, personal information, video images, fingerprints and other identifying data, generally in the quest for security. ... Some automated teller machines now require users to offer a finger for scanning rather than a bank card to get access. And growing numbers of banks, including First Union, require some people to provide a thumbprint before cashing their checks. ... Image Data bought the photographs for about a penny each. Those images will be cross-referenced to personal information gleaned from public and private sources. In addition to a name and address, the company's databases will hold an individual's Social Security number, age, sex, race and other details from a driver's file, as well as limited information about each transaction. ... full text http://www.washingtonpost.com relayed by jei@zor.hut.fi via jeharding@juno.com via ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1999-01-25 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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