The Boston Globe: on Technology


Al Gore: Tighten privacy protections over medical information

In an effort to outlaw discrimination based on genetic makeup, Gore is proposing legislation to tighten privacy protections over medical information. Gore said yesterday that “unless we pass these protections, then there are going to be an awful lot of people who will not go and get the tests done.” Gore said people fear that the genetic tests might show they need treatments that could cause problems with their group health plans or could lead to other workplace discrimination. He said there is strong bipartisan support for medical privacy protections and the ban on genetic discrimination. The Clinton administration this year banned federal agencies from using genetic testing to deny jobs or promotions to their workers.
Source: Mark Kaufman of the Washington Post, in Boston Globe, p. A7 May 29, 2000

Steve Grossman: Supports Internet voting, to encourage youth participation

The relentless push to find ways in which technology can serve consumers can benefit voters as well. Tens of millions of Americans surf the Internet regularly, and the number of personal computers capable of Internet access is growing worldwide from nearly 60 million in 1996 to an estimated 256 million in 2000. If we want to encourage consistent voting from an early age, our product must be accessible where young Americans gather: the Internet. Improvement in on-line security make Internet voting a real possibility today.

Effective solutions must be consumer-based and designed with the same innovative zeal displayed by the creators of such relatively mundane conveniences as the frozen dinner, on-line banking, and voice-mail products with hundreds of millions of satisfied customers.

Source: Boston Globe, Op-Ed, “Improve Voter Turnout” Mar 19, 1999

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