Background on Axciom, which I invite to reply to the list (I will
distribute Acxiom's response unedited):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/frompost/march98/privacy8.htm
"You've probably never heard of Acxiom Corp., a giant information service
tucked near the rolling Ozark foothills. But chances are that Acxiom knows
quite a lot about you"
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42406,00.html
"The [FTC] took a hard look at the likes of Acxiom and Abacus, massive
marketing databases that cover the purchasing habits of at least 90 percent
of America's 100 million households."
http://www.cnn.com/1999/TECH/computing/12/03/aussie.bigbro.idg/
"Australia data warehouse raises privacy concerns"
-Declan
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From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms_at_computerbytesman.com>
To: <declan_at_well.com>
Subject: Yahoo - Acxiom Executive Outlines Measures For Using Data to Fight
War on Terro
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 09:41:44 -0500
Background checks for plane tickets, oh my.......
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011205/52444_1.html
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001--Information is the most
powerful weapon in America's fight against terrorism, but its potential
is not yet being unleashed, according to Jerry Jones, legal and business
development leader at AcxiomR Corporation (Nasdaq:ACXM - news).
``Technology used every day by the finance and business industries can
be applied to enhance airline safety,'' Jones said. ``When you apply for
an insurance policy today, your application and identity are subjected
to a computerized background check or risk assessment. But if you
purchase a ticket to fly across the United States, no such data
verification of your identity occurs. Why? Because airport security
today remains overly focused on finding weapons as opposed to finding
terrorists.''
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