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http://www.privacyclue.com [PrivacyClueRay Everett-Church on Privacy, Politics Culture] This is not the first time I’ve written about government agencies using private companies to do what the agency is prohibited from doing. Back in March, I was even quoted in a News.com piece about the embattled data brokerage firm ChoicePoint pitching itself to the FBI as being able to do what the agency was prohibited from doing.

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http://www.privacyclue.com [Privacyclue.com] PrivacyClue-Ray Everett-Church on Privacy, Politics & Culture: As I have blogged back on April 19, 2005, data thieves reportedly stole some 1.4 million customer names and credit card numbers from the computer systems of DSW, a popular shoe discounter. And on June 9, 2005, I blogged about the Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro’s suit against DSW for failing to promptly notify consumers whose data was stolen.

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