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School-Choice Programs Give All Children an Equal Chance
Education Op-Ed
By: Matt Cox
2.20.2002
Educators, legislators, and parents alike are speculating on how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on Cleveland’s school choice plan. Oral arguments before the Court will be held today. The decision is of grave consequence to America’s children, especially the countless number of black children who continue to be failed by the government’s public school system.
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Consumer Privacy Regulations Will Cost Consumers in Higher Prices, Study Says
Press Release
2.5.2002
San Francisco, CA—A study on consumer privacy, Privacidad del Consumidor: Un Enfoque de Libre Elección, was released in Spanish today by the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute (PRI). The study’s author, Sonia Arrison, director of the Institute’s Center for Technology Studies, warns consumers that many of the legislative proposals that are being advocated in the name of protecting consumer privacy will actually harm, rather than help, consumers.
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Las Regulaciones sobre la Privacidad de los Consumidores Significará Precios Más Altos para Éstos, Dice Estudio
Press Release
2.5.2002
San Francisco, CA—( 5 de febrero de 2002)—Un estudio sobre la privacidad de los consumidores, Privacidad del Consumidor: Un Enfoque de Libre Elección, fue publicado hoy en español por el Pacific Research Institute (Instituto de Investigación del Pacífico o PRI por sus siglas en inglés) con sede en San Francisco. La autora del estudio, Sonia Arrison, directora del Center for Technology Studies (Centro para los Estudios de la Tecnología) del instituto, advierte a los consumidores que muchas de las propuestas legislativas que están siendo promovidas en nombre de proteger la privacidad de los consumidores en realidad los perjudicarán en vez de ayudarlos.
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Loss of freedoms tend to happen incrementally rather than immediately
Technology Op-Ed
2.4.2002
America’s greatness stems from principles of liberty such as freedoms of speech, association and religion. There are many potential threats to these freedoms, including government collection of biometrics, a technique of identifying people by scanning and quantifying unique physical characteristics such as facial structures, voice patterns and fingerprints.
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Money alone won't solve homelessness
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Sally C. Pipes
2.1.2002
San Francisco residents and visitors alike know from direct experience why homelessness outstrips terrorism as a hot-button issue in the city. Supervisor Chris Daly is pushing for a “homeless summit,” but those who attend should ponder some basic realities.
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