In <93Sep17.230857pdt.14382-4@well.sf.ca.us>, Matt Binder wrote...

Hi, my name is Matt Binder. Please help me... I'm a radio reporter in the SF Bay area working on a series of pieces about invasions of privacy in the computer age. I'm looking for interesting "case studies" that I can use to horrify my listeners out of their complacency.

I think it's really important that if you're looking to shock your audience that you also show a glimpse of not only the "light at the end of the tunnel" but also a glimpse of the reasons that people would be better off making a dash for the end of the tunnel than trying to run back to the tunnel's start. Otherwise, you're just fueling the anxieties of countless luddites and techonophobes.

My most immediate need is to find someone whose medical records were used (perused!)

I hardly speak for all of the cypherpunks, of course, but generally we work the "Big Brother" side of the street. There are others who are more on top of this sort of thing. Judyc@well might be a good resource for this sort of thing. Stig ;; __________________________________________________________________________ ;; Stig@netcom.com netcom.com:/pub/stig/00-PGP-KEY ;; It's hard to be cutting-edge at your own pace... 32 DF B9 19 AE 28 D1 7A ;; Bullet-proof code cannot stand up to teflon bugs. A3 9D 0B 1A 33 13 4D 7F