City Hall Hustle: Fluoride, Firewalls, and Fusion

The fluoride fight goes on, and in other news ...

"...– and none of the private-sector data that sets privacy advocates on edge. The ARIC was slated to be..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Crafting the Autobiography of Another Man

AFS Documentary Tour: The Windmill Movie

"...would have felt about that – and weren't there privacy issues involved? So much of your "imagined" narration involved..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

More of the Same

"...He flatly stated the Constitution provides no guarantee of privacy to U.S. citizens. This is not mistaken; it is..."

June 26, 2009 Postmarks

Eagle Eye

Too bad it's autumn: With its frenetic car chases; near-erotic fascination with explosions, gadgets, and guns; and disposable storyline, Eagle Eye is the very definition of a summer blockbuster.

"...terrorism, governmental assaults on civil liberties, technological assaults on privacy, citizen paranoia, and rampant self-help pseudo-spirituality, the machines aren’t..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.

"...video store and get off on Karloff in the privacy of your own tomb...."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hancock

Will Smith is the titular Hancock, a character as befuddling as the odd movie that surrounds him.

"...get wasted with Shakes the Clown in the DVD privacy of his own lair. To quote Philly's former Freshest,..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AISD Payroll

Rule of thumb

"...union Education Austin, while concerned about cost and potential privacy issues, is not opposed in principle to the proposal...."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD's Fingerprints

Teachers speak out against having to get fingerprinted

"...fingerprinting, calling the background checks an unnecessary invasion of privacy and raising doubts about the security of their personal..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Justin Ward

Commuter Rail on Track for Test Runs

MetroRail to make tracks through Austin neighborhood

"...back yards of homes are the easements and the privacy fences that most home­owners have built to block out..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Lack of Consideration Is a Real Problem

"...can't? Finally, many of us have the luxury of privacy within our homes, where we can let our guard..."

Oct. 8, 2007 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

The Workplace Body Snatchers; and Rummy Won't Go Away

"...The mayor's wholesale invasion of workplace privacy is made more outrageous by the fact that top..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Liveblogging the Lege Part Two

"...him in public but still vote against him in privacy. Everyone has been ordered back to their seats. When..."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Sony CDs Busted by AG

AG reaches settlements with Sony BMG and Internet-based digital-phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp.

"...be protected from harmful, hidden files that threaten their privacy or the integrity of their computer systems," Abbott said..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

WilCo Constable Lawsuit: Crying wolf ... and mayhem

Courthouse dogs bark that Constable Gary Griffin may have broken law by including mental-health-call-related 911 logs as evidence in his civil case against county

"...an action County Attorney Jana Duty is alleging violates privacy laws and the Texas Public Information Act...."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Talented If Not Young

The artists in Mexic-Arte's 'YLA No. 11' may be beyond youth, but they're still definitely deserving of attention

"...a textured enclosure that creates a sense of false privacy than actual voyeurism. Since the catalog text mentions perversions,..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...for pictures that were taken of her in the privacy of her own home and placed on her partner's..."

June 30, 2006 Column

Ghost Taxpayers

Despite what you may have heard from anti-immigration types about foreign freeloaders taking our jobs and our services without chipping into the national kitty, an increasing number of undocumented immigrants pay taxes.

"...the Austin Territory Office of the IRS, says that privacy is privacy, no matter who the tax-filer is. And..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

An Honest Ballot

A look at what you're actually going to be voting on

"...although not to violate "constitutional or common-law rights to privacy" (which rights are quite limited in scope)...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Only a Few Liars Oppose Props. 1 & 2 – For the Righteous They Are No-Brainers

"...deal). Would the ACLU support a measure that invades privacy? Hello! The McCracken lie of "limit the ability of..."

April 18, 2006 Postmarks

Ballot Battle

Judge rules city must rewrite ballot language covering open-government and clean water charter amendment propositions

"...add a qualifying phrase "consistent with state and federal privacy protection laws" to the open government prop. McCracken, describing..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Pondering the Props

The ballot language of the proposed charter amendments, with Chronicle translations

"...and expensive imposition on city officials and invades the privacy of citizens (e.g., whistle-blowers) who may want to communicate..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Don't Bank on It

The folks at Dragon's Lair learn an expensive lesson from Bank of America

"...investigation when allegations are made." The bank cited "customer privacy reasons" for refusing to discuss details of the case..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Hightower Report

The NAM's mess; and a quiet victory over hucksterism

"...seeking cracks in the do-not-call system, contact the Electronic Privacy Information Center: 202/483-1140...."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

No Child Left Alone, er Behind, 'opt out' provision lets parents keep kids' names out of military recruiters' hands; and Big Oil rolling in the hurricane dough

"...the same law allowing this military intrusion into the privacy of minors includes an "opt out" provision that lets..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Corporations promising to relocate here and to create lots of jobs in exchange for tax breaks and other goodies are full of it; and Transportation Security Administration doing a lot more than making you take off your shoes

"...because our ID system "is built on an airtight privacy platform."..."

July 8, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

City in Court Against SoCo Cafe

City files charges against South Congress Cafe owners for unpermitted construction of fence, deck, and outdoor bar

"...three consecutive stop-work orders during the construction of a privacy fence, deck, and outdoor bar throughout February and March...."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...progress we've made on the environment, labor rights, and privacy rights to pay back corporate backers. The lure of..."

April 1, 2005 Column

The Hightower Report

No escape from cell phones, even in the skies; and, don't give up your biometrics!

"...with the British crown that the protection of individual privacy from the prying eye of authorities was essential for..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

A mad Mad Cow policy; and DARPA just won't die

"...and amount to a wholesale invasion of our people's privacy, the public screamed, Congress cut off TIA's funding, and..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM

Learning to listen to your soul in all aspects of your life.

"...way of life in which work, family, friends, solitary privacy, and intimate (shared) privacy are often lived separately --..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

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