Concerns Addressed: P-TRAK Service and Personal Information Privacy, 1993-01-01 - 2001-12-21

Item — Box: CR 36, Folder: 14

Identifier: CAC_CC_002_6_36_14_0051

Scope and Contents

The document is a response from man Dick Armey regarding concerns about the P-TRAK service from Lexis-Nexis. The service contains personal information of individuals and is used by investigators and attorneys to locate people. The database does not contain sensitive financial or medical information, but it does include names, addresses, phone numbers, and sometimes birth dates. Social Security numbers were removed from the service due to complaints, but users can still search for them. Lexis-Nexis offers methods for individuals to request the removal of their personal information from the database.

Dates

Creation: 1993-01-01 - 2001-12-21

Creator

Armey, Richard Keith (Dick), Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee (2002-2003); House Majority Leader (1995-2003); Chair of the House Republican Conference (1993-1995); Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th district (1985- (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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