RICHARD SHELBY, a Republican senator from Alabama, is a firm believer in a
citizen’s right to privacy. He’s all for supporting big business, especially
online business. But he thinks the Web has enormous potential for invading
people’s lives. “I do not believe that anyone, either in the marketplace or the
government, has an unfettered right to the personal information of Americans.
That is why I believe that we must pause and consider what measures are
necessary to protect our privacy.”
But Shelby’s concern for privacy does not, it appears, apply to scientists. A
few years ago he introduced a piece…
