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  • Commentator and psychologist Drew Westen writes about a Supreme Court case where the justices are trying to decide whether a psychotherapist's notes can be used as evidence in a court case. Westen argues against the idea.
  • Robert talks with Dr. Robert Ciccone (sih-KOH-nee), a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center and the chair of the Commission on Judicial Action of the American Psychiatry Association, which filed a brief in the Jaffee v. Redmond case which was decided today by the Supreme Court. The case involved the "psychotherapist-patient privilege," which protects confidential communications between a psychotherapist and her patient. The Court ruled that psychotherapists, including social workers who offer counseling, generally cannot be forced to testify or provide other evidence about their patients in federal cases.
  • NPR's Larry Abramson reports on librarians' concerns that anti-terrorism laws will require them to violate their patrons' privacy. Librarians are holding workshops to learn about their responsibilities and options.
  • NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the uproar over a FBI computer program that sifts through e-mail for evidence for investigations. Civil Liberty advocates say it's an unconstitutional loss of privacy, but the FBI argues it's no different from tapping phone lines.
  • NPR's Emily Harris reports on efforts in courthouses around the country to satisfy the public's need to know facts of lawsuits, and participants' need for privacy. One trend that has developed is to keep paper records open for inspection, but limit access to the same items online.
  • Linda talks with Christopher Null, the Executive Editor of SmartBusiness for the New Economy, about Amazon-dot-com's new privacy policy. Amazon has announced that whatever information it may have about its customers is now considered a company asset, and may be shared, transferred or sold. (4:00) The SmartBusiness URL is www.smartbusinessmag.com
  • NPR's Julie Rovner reports on sweeping new regulations on medical privacy issued today by President Clinton. They will not only cover electronic medical records, but also the paper files still in use by many doctors and medical facilities. Health industry officials say the rules are too broad and could threaten their ability to deliver efficient patient care.
  • NPR's Julie Rovner reports on the Bush administration's adoption of broad regulations that restrict access to medical records -- regulations that were written by the Clinton administration.
  • Commentator Paul Ford is a computer programmer who has spent a lot of time looking at the ways to keep personal information private on the Internet and in large databases. He says that privacy is technically possible -- but not very likely.
  • Polls show that Americans are worrying more about their personal privacy. With easy access to personal information via the Internet and computer databases, are threats to privacy worse than ever? NPR's Bob Garfield ponders privacy issues.
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