DejaNews and Alta Vista Search Tools, and Privacy Implications
Simon Spero
ses at tipper.oit.unc.edu
Thu Dec 28 02:28:00 PST 1995
[Re: regulating dossiers et. al.]
I'm sure that Phil Hallam-Baker has brought this up before, but there is
a fair body of law on this subject internationaly. Probably the most
restrictive is the UK Data Protection Act which regulates
storage of personal information on computers (but not on paper). The
DPA has a lot of holes, and seems to be honoured more in the breach than
in the observance; other european countries have similar requirements.
Of course, the UK has no FOIA, and won't until after the next election,
so the most interesting databases aren't available.
Simon
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((evenp y) (mod (expt (modexpt x (/ y 2) n) 2) n))
(t (mod (* x (modexpt x (1- y) n)) n))))
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