======================================================================== E P I C A l e r t ======================================================================== Volume 13.09 May 5, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, D.C. http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_13.09.html ======================================================================== Table of Contents ======================================================================== Secret Surveillance at an All-Time High Coalition Comments on Phone Record Privacy; FTC Brings 5 Cases Federal Appeal Pushes for WHOIS Privacy Privacy, Technology Experts Convene for CFP 2006 EPIC Welcomes New Board Members News in Brief EPIC Bookstore: Herbert N. Foerstel's "Surveillance in the Stacks" Upcoming Conferences and Events ======================================================================== Secret Surveillance at an All-Time High ======================================================================== Two annual reports recently released by federal agencies show that surveillance activity conducted by the United States government has continued to rise dramatically since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, with use of investigative powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act again at an all-time high. According to the Department of Justice's 2005 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Annual Report, the government made 2,074 applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2005 for approval to conduct physical or electronic searches. Two of the applications were withdrawn before the court decided whether to approve them, though one of these applications was later resubmitted and approved by the court. Though the court did not deny any of the applications, it did modify 61 applications before approving them. The number of secret surveillance applications approved is a marked increase over 2004's total of 1,758, which itself had been more than in any previous year. The years 2003-2005 are the only ones since FISA's 1978 passage that more secret surveillance applications were granted than federal wiretap warrants, which are issued only under a more stringent legal standard. For the first time, this year's annual report included information about the government's requests for access to business records and issuance of national security letters. The report stated that the government issued 9,254 national security letters for information about 3,501 United States persons in 2005. The Justice Department also reported that it made 155 applications for access to business records and production of tangible things in 2005, all of which were approved by the court. In related news, a report issued by the Administration Office of the United States Courts shows that state and federal courts authorized 1,773 interceptions of wire, oral, and electronic communications in 2005, an increase of 4 percent over intercepts approved in 2004. Federal officials requested 625 intercept applications in 2005, a 14 percent decrease from the number requested in 2004. Only one wiretap application was denied last year. 2005 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Annual Report: http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2005rept.html 2005 Wiretap Report (pdf): http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/2005_wiretap_report.pdf EPIC's FISA Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa EPIC's Wiretap Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap ======================================================================== Coalition Comments on Phone Record Privacy; FTC Brings 5 Cases ======================================================================== A coalition of consumer and civil liberties groups joined EPIC in filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission that urge the agency to adopt stronger protections for phone records. Phone records (and other types of personal information held by businesses) are vulnerable to "pretexting," a practice where an individual impersonates another person, employs false pretenses, or otherwise uses trickery to obtain information. In 2005, EPIC identified 40 websites offering to obtain phone records through pretexting, and filed a petition with the FCC to require stronger rules for protecting phone records (See EPIC Alert 12.18 http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_12.18.html). FCC granted the petition and may issue new rules to protect phone records this year. The comments focus on the failure of phone carriers to shield customer information from private investigators and online data brokers who use pretexting. In particular, the coalition argued that the use of biographical identifiers as passwords, such as the Social Security number and date of birth, has made phone records vulnerable to pretexting. These identifiers are widely available to pretexters through subscriptions to commercial data broker services. The coalition also warned the FCC that information sharing can exacerbate privacy risks. For instance, consumer lists can be used to target the mature or other vulnerable populations. And the more information is shared among different companies, the greater the risk that corrupt insiders can access and sell the data. Under current rules, phone companies can share phone records unless the customer opts out. Many carriers use inconvenient and burdensome systems to allow individuals to opt out. The coalition argued that since carriers have frustrated opt out rights, the standard should be shifted to opt-in consent. Under FCC procedural rules, any individual can file comments on this issue until May 19th. In related news, the Federal Trade Commission brought suit Wednesday against five companies for obtaining phone records illegally. The suits allege that the companies engaged in unfair business practices by obtaining phone records without consent. Earlier in the year, FTC sent warning letters to 29 companies offering phone records online. Coalition Comments: http://epic.org/privacy/iei/fcccom42806.html EPIC Illegal Sale of Phone Records Page: http://epic.org/privacy/iei/ File Comments on the Proceeding: http://www.epic.org/redirect/fcc_phone_comments.html FTC Page on Phone Records Lawsuits: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/05/phonerecords.htm ======================================================================== Federal Appeal Pushes for WHOIS Privacy ======================================================================== EPIC has filed a friend of the court brief supporting the rights of .US domain name holders not to publish their personal information on the Internet. In 2005, the Department of Commerce, which administers the .US domain, banned users from using proxy services that would protect privacy. EPIC's brief supports one user who is trying to block the Commerce Department policy. The EPIC brief argues that privacy experts have made clear that personal information should not be routinely accessible in the WHOIS database and that the policy for .US provides much less protection when compared with the policies of other countries for country code domains. Every person who registers an Internet domain name must provide personal contact information to a registrar during the registration process. This information, which includes a person's name, address, telephone number, and email address, is then published in a publicly available online database called WHOIS. Many registrars will offer a "proxy service," meaning that the company lists its own contact information in WHOIS, and agrees to forward any message on to the domain name holder. The .US domain is the United States' country code top level domain, administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a Commerce Department agency. In 2005, the agency prohibited anyone with a .US domain name from using a registrar's proxy service. Robert Peterson, who owned a .US domain and wanted to protect his home address and phone number, sued in federal court to prevent the new rule from going into effect. EPIC filed a friend of the court brief in support of Peterson, arguing that, in addition to violating Peterson's First Amendment rights to speak anonymously, the NTIA rule runs counter to the international trend of protecting the privacy of users' WHOIS information. The country code top level domains of other nations not only allow proxies, but some actively encourage their use. Other countries go even farther, by allowing users to opt out of personal information appearing in the database or even preventing the information from being published in the first place. EPIC's Peterson v. NITA page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/peterson/ EPIC's Amicus Brief: http://www.epic.org/privacy/peterson/epic_peterson_amicus.pdf ======================================================================== Privacy, Technology Experts Convene for CFP 2006 ======================================================================== The 16th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference met this week in Washington, DC. The event, presented by the Association for Computing Machinery, covered a wide range of topics affecting technology and civil liberties. An early plenary session discussed the possibility of federal privacy legislation in the United States. Michael Hinze, a lawyer at Microsoft, reiterated the software giant's call for broad federal privacy legislation. However, other panelists, including David Solove, a law professor at George Washington University, noted that the federal proposals for privacy laws could weaken privacy protections by canceling out stronger state law protections. Patrick Van Eecke, a practicing lawyer in Belgium and a lecturer at the University of London, analyzed the European model of broad privacy laws, concluding that the European model is not as uniform as it seems, and that it can sometimes lead to absurd results in court. James Assey, a Democratic lawyer for the Senate Communications Subcommittee, guessed that a broad privacy law would not likely be forthcoming in this session of Congress, though more limited bills on phone record privacy have better chances. Another panel discussed camera surveillance systems. Sharon Franklin of the Constitution Project previewed a report, to be released later this month, that sets out guidelines and best practices for camera surveillance, including that cameras should only be installed when there is a clearly articulated law enforcement purpose, and not merely a vague reference to "lowering crime." Gus Hosein of Privacy International described the proliferation of cameras (more than 4 million) in the United Kingdom, even though government reports had shown the systems had little effect on decreasing crime. Melissa Ngo of EPIC discussed the large amount of federal homeland security funds being wasted on camera systems. For example, Dillingham, Alaska has a population of 2,400, but has just spent $202,000 in homeland security funds on 80 cameras - one for every 30 people. Nicole Ozer of the ACLU of Northern California discussed grassroots campaigns against camera surveillance systems in the states, including California, which includes a right to privacy in its state constitution. On Thursday, a panel covered the privacy implications of databases compiled in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. While Vincent Sylvain of Policamp told of his firsthand experiences in New Orleans and of the ways in which communications networks provided vital information to residents and evacuees, Cindy Southworth of the Natonal Network to End Domestic Violence and Dr. Deborah Peel of Patient Privacy Rights explained how emergency database systems can easily put evacuees at further risk. Southworth explained how the evacuee locator databases could easily aid a stalker or abuser, and argued that victims should be able to receive basic services anonymously, or be able to shield their identities from public databases. Peel described the emergency databases set up to catalog patient records for the hurricanes and identified privacy vulnerabilities in each. The panel's moderator, Lillie Coney of EPIC, pointed out that evacuees were also subjected en masse to background checks in the states in which they sought refuge, and suggested that emergency data gathering of all sorts should be subject to privacy safeguards. A wide range of other topics were also covered in depth, including electronic voting systems, voter databases, network neutrality, and the effects that blogging has on political campaigns. Official Website of Computers, Freedom, and Privacy 2006: http://www.cfp2006.org EPIC's Preemption Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/preemption/ EPIC's Video Surveillance Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/default.html EPIC's Identity Theft Resources for Katrina Victims: http://www.epic.org/privacy/idtheft/katrina.html ======================================================================== EPIC Welcomes New Board Members ======================================================================== EPIC is expanding both its board of directors and the EPIC advisory board. Professor Anita L. Allen and Professor Jerry Kang are the newest members of the EPIC board of directors. EPIC also welcomes Steven Aftergood, James Bamford, Philip Friedman, Chris Larsen, Dr. Deborah Peel, and Professor Ronald Rivest to the EPIC advisory board. "We are very pleased to welcome this distinguished group to EPIC," said EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg. "EPIC benefits from the insight and expertise of the individuals associated with the organization. EPIC's new board members and advisory members have national reputations for their work on civil rights, open government, medical privacy, consumer privacy, and computer security." Incoming EPIC board chair Barbara Simons expressed the organization's appreciation for outgoing EPIC chair Oscar Gandy. "Oscar has been a great friend and great inspiration to all of us at EPIC. We will miss him." About the new members of the EPIC Board of Directors: Anita L. Allen is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is a leading expert on privacy law and contemporary ethics,legal philosophy, law and literature, women's rights, and race relations. Allen is the author of "Why Privacy Isn't Everything: Feminist Reflections on Personal Accountability" (2003); "Privacy Law: Cases and Materials" (with R. Turkington, West 2002); "Uneasy Access: Privacy for Women in a Free Society" (1988); and, "The New Ethics: A Guided Tour of the 21st Century Moral Landscape" (2004). She is also a commentator for the MSNBC program, The Ethical Edge and writes a monthly column on ethics for the Newark Star Ledger. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and received her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Michigan. Jerry Kang is Professor of Law at UCLA. He is the author of "Communications Law & Policy: Cases and Materials" (Foundation 2005) and the coauthor of "Race, Rights, and Reparation: The Law and the Japanese Internment" (Aspen 2001). He is magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and of Harvard Law School. He clerked for Judge William Norris on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and then worked at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on cyberspace policy. His interdisciplinary articles on cyberspace privacy, pervasive computing, cyber-race, and mass media-induced implicit bias have appeared in leading journals, such as the Stanford and Harvard Law Reviews. About the new members of the EPIC Advisory Board: Steven Aftergood is a senior research analyst at the Federation of American Scientists. He directs the FAS Project on Government Secrecy, which works to reduce the scope of government secrecy, to accelerate the declassification of cold war documents, and to promote reform of official secrecy practices. He writes and edits the email newsletter Secrecy News, which is read by more than 10,000 self-selected subscribers in media, government and among the general public. James Bamford is an author and journalist, and one of the leading experts on the US intelligence agencies. His 1982 best seller "The Puzzle Palace" was the first book to describe the inner workings of the National Security Agency. His subsequent books "Body of Secrets" (2001) and "A Pretext for War" (2004) have received widespread acclaim. Throughout his career, Mr. Bamford has made effective use of the Freedom of Information Act. He was formerly Washington Investigative Producer for ABC's World News Tonight. Philip Friedman is a leading consumer attorney in Washington, DC. His cases have established important precedent concerning the legal remedies available to consumers, and also provided significant financial support for law school clinics and consumer advocacy organizations throughout the Washington, DC area. Mr. Friedman is also a specialist in election law. Mr. Friedman is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and California. Mr. Friedman is also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates. Chris Larsen is the CEO and co-founder of Prosper, America's first people-to-people lending marketplace. Prior to Prosper, Mr. Larsen co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of E-LOAN. Mr. Larsen has also been a tireless champion for privacy rights nationally and in California where he co-founded and financially backed Californians for Privacy Now (CFPN). Mr. Larsen and CFPN led and supported grassroots efforts to safeguard consumers' privacy, and played a critical role in pressing the California state legislature to pass the strongest financial privacy law in the nation. Dr. Deborah Peel is the founder of Patient Privacy Rights, based in Austin, Texas, and one of the leading advocates for medical privacy in the United States. A practicing psychiatrist for 27 years, she understands that people will avoid or refuse necessary medical treatment if they think others can see or use their private and personal medical records. She has provided testimony to Congressional committees on genetic privacy and medical record privacy. She recently led a coalition of 26 organizations across the political spectrum that urged Congress to insure that patients control access to their medical records in all electronic health systems. Ronald L. Rivest is the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Professor Rivest He is a member of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a member of the lab's Theory of Computation Group and a founder of its Cryptography and Information Security Group. He is also a founder of RSA Data Security (now merged with Security Dynamics to form RSA Security) and of Peppercoin. Professor Rivest has research interests in cryptography, computer and network security, electronic voting, and algorithms. EPIC Board Members: http://www.epic.org/epic/staff_and_board.html EPIC Advisory Board: http://www.epic.org/epic/advisory_board.html ======================================================================== News in Brief ======================================================================== Massachusetts High Court OKs Workplace Hidden Camera Surveillance The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that a public college employee who was videotaped changing clothes in a cubicle during non-working hours had no expectation of privacy in that workspace. Last year, EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in Nelson v. Salem State College, a case raising the question of whether a public employer can conduct constant secret video surveillance of an employee. EPIC's brief argued that society is prepared to recognize an expectation of privacy in the workplace as reasonable. The Opinion in Nelson v. Salem State College: http://www.epic.org/privacy/nelson/nelson_opinion.pdf EPIC's Nelson v. Salem State College Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/nelson EPIC's Amicus Brief: http://www.epic.org/privacy/nelson/epic_nelson_amicus.pdf EPIC's Workplace Privacy Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/workplace/ New Hampshire Holds Off on REAL ID Rejection The New Hampshire Senate voted 14-9 to create a study group analyzing the pros and cons of implanting the REAL ID Act, rather than rejecting the program outright, as the New Hampshire House of Representatives did. New Hampshire had been chosen as the pilot state for the federal REAL ID program, which mandates particular features to be built into state drivers' licenses. The standardization process threatens to turn state drivers' licenses into a de facto national ID card. The state-created commission will report its findings in November. Granite State ID: http://www.granitestateid.com/ New Hampshire CASPIAN: http://www.nhcaspian.org/ EPIC's National ID Page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/ New York Seeks to Expand DNA Collection In New York, legislators are considering requiring everyone convicted of felonies and misdemeanors, including youthful offenders convicted in criminal court, to submit their DNA to a central database. Currently, 43 states require DNA samples from people convicted of all felonies, but none require samples from those convicted of all misdemeanors. Last year, EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief that detailed significant privacy and accuracy problems with DNA collections. NY State's Proposed "All Felons DNA Database Act": http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05474 EPIC's Kohler v. Englade page: http://www.epic.org/privacy/kohler/ Justice Department Wants AT&T Wiretap Suit Dismissed The Department of Justice has intervened in a lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T, which claims that the telecommunications company helped the National Security Agency operate an unlawful electronic surveillance program. The Justice Department claims that it needs to be a party to the suit, and that it will ask the court to dismiss the case. The government agency claims that the lawsuit risks revealing information that could harm antional security. EFF's Website on the AT&T Lawsuit: http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/att/ EPIC's Domestic Surveillance Resources: http://www.epic.org/features/surveillance.html ======================================================================== EPIC Bookstore: Herbert N. Foerstel's "Surveillance in the Stacks" ======================================================================== Herbert N. Foerstel's "Surveillance in the Stacks: the FBI's Library Awareness Program" (Greenwood Press, 1991). http://www.powells.com/partner/24075/biblio/62-0313267154-2 "Foerstel, himself one of the leaders in the effort to expose the FBI's notorious `spies in the stacks' program, writes as a partisan of privacy rights with a well-earned distrust of the FBI's efforts to excuse itself from observing those rights. In fairness to the other side, however, he also gives full play to the arguments for national security and for the prevention of the flow of `sensitive' information into foreign hands. In this extensively documented and thoroughly researched tale, he offers many stories of the courage and fortitude of librarians opposed to this program, from the jailing of Zoia Horn to the eloquent indignation of Columbia University's Paula Kaufman and the tenacious probing of Jim Schmidt and the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. Less happy is his picture of the heavily politicized National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) and others who have acquiesced to the spying. The chapters on the political ramifications of the program and the legal context of library confidentiality are also valuable--although it is possible to argue with some of Foerstal's conclusions. But this illuminating, cautionary work is bound to remain an authoritative source on a vitally important subject." ---Library Journal ================================ EPIC Publications: "Information Privacy Law: Cases and Materials, Second Edition" Daniel J. Solove, Marc Rotenberg, and Paul Schwartz. (Aspen 2005). Price: $98. http://www.epic.org/redirect/aspen_ipl_casebook.html This clear, comprehensive introduction to the field of information privacy law allows instructors to enliven their teaching of fundamental concepts by addressing both enduring and emerging controversies. The Second Edition addresses numerous rapidly developing areas of privacy law, including: identity theft, government data mining,and electronic surveillance law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, intelligence sharing, RFID tags, GPS, sypware, web bugs, and more. Information Privacy Law, Second Edition, builds a cohesive foundation for an exciting course in this rapidly evolving area of law. ================================ "Privacy & Human Rights 2004: An International Survey of Privacy Laws and Developments" (EPIC 2004). Price: $50. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/phr2004 This annual report by EPIC and Privacy International provides an overview of key privacy topics and reviews the state of privacy in over 60 countries around the world. The report outlines legal protections, new challenges, and important issues and events relating to privacy. Privacy & Human Rights 2004 is the most comprehensive report on privacy and data protection ever published. ================================ "FOIA 2004: Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws," Harry Hammitt, David Sobel and Tiffany Stedman, editors (EPIC 2004). Price: $40. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/foia2004 This is the standard reference work covering all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 22nd edition fully updates the manual that lawyers, journalists and researchers have relied on for more than 25 years. For those who litigate open government cases (or need to learn how to litigate them), this is an essential reference manual. ================================ "The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit on the Information Society" (EPIC 2004). Price: $40. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook This resource promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and the process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This reference guide provides the official UN documents, regional and issue-oriented perspectives, and recommendations and proposals for future action, as well as a useful list of resources and contacts for individuals and organizations that wish to become more involved in the WSIS process. ================================ "The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International Law, and Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005). Price: $40. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pls2004/ The Privacy Law Sourcebook, which has been called the "Physician's Desk Reference" of the privacy world, is the leading resource for students, attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in pursuing privacy law in the United States and around the world. It includes the full texts of major privacy laws and directives such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Privacy Act, and the OECD Privacy Guidelines, as well as an up-to-date section on recent developments. New materials include the APEC Privacy Framework, the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, and the CAN-SPAM Act. ================================ "Filters and Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet Content Controls" (EPIC 2001). Price: $20. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0 A collection of essays, studies, and critiques of Internet content filtering. These papers are instrumental in explaining why filtering threatens free expression. ================================ EPIC publications and other books on privacy, open government, free expression, crypto and governance can be ordered at: EPIC Bookstore http://www.epic.org/bookstore "EPIC Bookshelf" at Powell's Books http://www.powells.com/features/epic/epic.html ================================ EPIC also publishes EPIC FOIA Notes, which provides brief summaries of interesting documents obtained from government agencies under the Freedom of Information Act. Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at: https://mailman.epic.org/cgi-bin/control/foia_notes ======================================================================== Upcoming Conferences and Events ======================================================================== Conference on Data Protection and Security: A Transnational Discussion. International Association of Young Lawyers. May 5-6, 2006. Washington, DC. For more information: http://www.aija.org/modules/events/index.php?id=18 RFID Application Domains and Emerging Trends. European Commission Infomration Society. May 15-16, 2006. Brussels, Belgium. For more information: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/rfid/workshops/index_en.htm RFID Security, Data Protection & Privacy, Health and Safety Issues. European Commission Infomration Society. May 16-17, 2006. Brussels, Belgium. For more information: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/rfid/workshops/index_en.htm Interoperability, standardisation, governance, and Intellectual Property Rights. European Commission Infomration Society. June 1, 2006. Brussels, Belgium. For more information: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/rfid/workshops/index_en.htm RFID Frequency spectrum: Requirements and Recommendations. European Commission Infomration Society. June 2, 2006. Brussels, Belgium. For more information: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/rfid/workshops/index_en.htm Call for papers for the CRCS Workshop 2006: Data Surveillance and Privacy Protection. Center for Research on Computation and Society. June 3, 2006. Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information: http://crcs.deas.harvard.edu/workshop/2006/index.html 7th Annual Institute on Privacy Law: Evolving Laws and Practices in a Security-Driven World. Practising Law Institute. June 5-6, San Francisco, California. June 19-20, New York, New York. July 17-18, Chicago, Illinois. Live webcast available. For more information: www.pli.edu Infosecurity New York. Reed Exhibitions. September 12-14, 2006. New York, New York. For more information: http://www.infosecurityevent.com 34th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy. Telecommunications Policy Research Conference. September 29-October 1, 2006. Arlington, Virginia. For more information: http://www.tprc.org/TPRC06/2006.htm The IAPP Privacy Academy 2006. International Association of Privacy Professionals. October 18-20, 2006. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information: www.privacyassociation.org International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST 2006). University of Ontario Institute of Technology. October 20-November 1, 2006. Markham, Ontario, Canada. For more information: http://www.businessandit.uoit.ca/pst2006/ BSR 2006 Annual Conference. Business for Social Responsibility. November 7-10, 2006. New York, New York. 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