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PX NEWSFLASH
From the Center for Social & Legal Research
and Privacy & American Business
December 17, 2004
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HEADLINES

GLOBAL PRIVACY DEVELOPMENTS
1. Britain's Home Secretary Calls for Scrutiny of Customer Loyalty Cards
2. Korean Mobile Phone Providers Will No Longer Save Text Messages
3. Canadian Bank Faxes Go Astray

U. S. NEWS & LEGISLATIVE TRENDS
4. Transportation Security Administration Orders U.S. Airlines to Turn Over Data
5. Free Credit Report Program Begins in 13 States
6. Companies Announce Joint Effort to Fight Phishing
7. California State Sen. Speier Accuses SBC of Discriminatory Privacy Practices
8. Petco Reaches Settlement With FTC on Deceptive Security Claims
9. FTC Rules on Destruction of Sensitive Consumer Data
10. Survey Shows ID Theft and Spyware Could Deter Online Holiday Sales
11. Privacy Policy Law Enacted in Pennsylvania
12. Federal Agencies to Have Privacy Officers

FROM THE EXPERTS
13. Latest Issue of P&AB is Dedicated to Ron Plesser

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