Florida: Panel agrees on Internet access to court documents (finally)
Dara Kam of the Palm Beach Post reports "As paper records head the way of the horse and carriage, a Florida Supreme Court committee is wrapping up a year-long struggle with balancing the public's access to court documents against the threats posed by cyber-savvy thieves.

The committee, composed of judges, lawyers and clerks of court and chaired by former House Speaker Jon Mills, agreed Monday in Tampa on a basic principle: General electronic access to court records should be available to the public.

And — despite a recent spate of security faults by data compilers, including ChoicePoint of Boca Raton — the committee also decided not to limit access to anyone, including companies that make millions of dollars raking through court files and other public records..."
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