Speaking on the operating policies and procedures of computer data bases containing information on students, the author divides his remarks into three parts: content decisions, data base security, and user access. He offers nine recommended practices that should increase the data base's usefulness to the user community: (1) the cost of developing…

As computers continue to play an increasingly greater role in all segments of society, both government and business must begin to more vigorously attack the human-related problems they create before these problems become entrenched and impossible to rectify. (Author)

Examined the frequency with which men and women anticipated disclosure of information in four topic areas: parental, achievement, sexual, and global. Findings indicate that men predicted more negative ramifications for all topics than women, while women predicted more positive ramifications than men. (Author/ABB)

Boards can reconcile necessary deviations from openness by recognizing the need to balance three public interest values: the public's right to know, the individual's right to privacy, and the institution's obligation to operate effectively. This was the conclusion of an AGB symposium reviewing Harlan Cleveland's book, "The Costs and Benefits…

Three aspects of transborder data flow debate (privacy protection, national and cultural sovereignty, economic development) provide illustrations of effect that national concerns have on formulation of international information policies. Development of information policies by national governments and the impacts these have on…

Laments the "open office door" policy advertised in journalism department brochures and catalogs, arguing that students must learn protocol and the chain of command, and that faculty members cannot maintain teaching and scholarly efficiency in the face of countless informal interruptions from students "dropping in" for informal…

In 1973, the Department of Health Education and Welfare released advisory committee recommendations that could change the recordkeeping policies of schools and other public and private institutions. Discusses the committee's findings and their implications for the future. (JF)

Provides safeguard requirements for administrative personal data systems which were drafted by the HEW Secretary's Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems. (JF)

Analyzes how privacy laws affect the student journalist. (RL)

Explores the nature of privacy with regard to information about the individual and reviews governmental legislation affecting confidentiality in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, focusing particularly on the role of computers and the library. (FM)

Twenty-three journal articles on program evaluations were surveyed for incidence of four unethical practices: withholding purpose or mere existence of an evaluation from participants; exposure to stress; invasion of privacy; and denial of program benefits to control groups. Few violations were apparent. (CP)

States that lawsuits are being filed that challenge anonymity and freedom of speech in cyberspace--is there a right to online anonymity? Examines the debate and issues associated with anonymous communications in cyberspace. Explores the "right of informational privacy" as it pertains to anonymity. Suggests some regulatory approaches for…

Identifies and summarizes key provisions of the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Suggests approaches a university can take to achieve compliance with those provisions, and discusses issues raised by the privacy regulations that are of particular relevance to the academic community. (EV)

Describes how student activism has prompted a number of colleges to begin phasing out their use of Social Security numbers in databases. (EV)

Considers the advent of surveillance societies--(i.e.,) societies where integrated surveillance of individuals is possible through various automated databases--with examples drawn from Canada and Sweden. Legislative efforts to regulate such developments and the role of data protection agencies are discussed. (13 references) (MES)