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Conn. Bill Gives Families Say Over Newtown Records

May 23, 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The public release of any photograph, videotape or digital recording related to last year’s deadly Newtown elementary school shooting would require the written consent of victims’ family members, according to a working draft of a bill released Wednesday by the governor’s office.

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Senate Panel Rejects 9-1-1 Privacy Measure

June 21, 2012

A [California] Senate committee has rejected a bill spurred in part by the release of 911 tapes involving Demi Moore.

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OPINION: Torres’ 9-1-1 Bill Will Not Balance Privacy and Transparency

April 23, 2012

Do you realize that if you call 9-1-1 and reveal to a dispatcher some private medical information about yourself that you could hear it replayed tomorrow on the news?

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Operations

‘Is There a Doctor in the House?’

February 29, 2012

“Is there a doctor in the house?” This popular phrase has been tossed around since at least the 1930s. We all know what it means: Someone nearby is having a medical emergency, and they may not have time to wait for paramedics to arrive. What does the 21st Century version of this call for help sound like? Perhaps, “Is there an AED in the house?”

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Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper Wants 9-1-1 Recording Rules Eased

February 15, 2012

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper wants state lawmakers to open up the rules regarding the release of 911 tapes.

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Industry

Dispatcher Turned Assemblywoman Seeks 9-1-1 Privacy Through Bill

February 15, 2012

Legislation that would keep emergency 911 dispatch calls from being spread through traditional or online media has been introduced by Assemblywoman Norma Torres, D-Chino.

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Bill Would Keep Identities of Callers to 9-1-1 under Wraps in Pa.

July 7, 2011

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — People who call 911 to report a violent crime or noisy neighbor should not have to worry about personal information falling into the hands of a criminal bent on retaliation, according to the author of a bill that would exclude names, phone numbers and more from public records.

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