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Be on your guard at all times.Neither Bruce Gooch nor Northwestern University controls or guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any linked information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to Web sites other than the Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist Web site is not intended to assign importance to those sites and the information contained therein, nor is it intended to endorse, recommend, or favor any views expressed, or commercial products or services offered on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites, by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or otherwise. In addition to which, Bruce Gooch is often known to add a little bit of color and shading to the truth in order to make things such as disclaimers more fun and interesting. Therefore, in good faith, I suggest that you independently test and verify anything and everything you encounter on the Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist Web page. Reference in this Web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the site's visitor's, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government, nor Northwestern University, nor Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Disclaimer of LiabilityEvery effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with the thousands of documents available on the Internet and at supermarket checkout stands, often uploaded within short deadlines and in the dead of night, I cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. 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Additionally, none of the above mentioned entities (Or anyone in their right mind for that matter) assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed herein nor freedom from computer virus, and do not represent that use of such information, product, or process would not infringe on privately owned rights. ChildrenA child is a gift from Heaven. On the Internet, often the most vulnerable users are children. Recognizing this, Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist makes an effort to uphold privacy with children. Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist will not knowingly respond to e-mail from children thirteen years of age or under. Before using the Internet, children should ask for permission from a guardian or parent.Links to this Web Site or Its ContentsYou may freely link to the Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist Web site or any of its content. 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Even then, I would not hold my breath while waiting if I were you. Bruce is a notorious cookie fiend and not likely to share. Privacy Policy ChangesIf there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist will post those changes here so that you will always know what information he collects online or offline, how he uses it and what choices you have. An email will not be sent to you indicating these changes. Please check the privacy policy periodically if you are worried about your privacy. If you are really worried about privacy loose your computer and quit surfing the net.Regardless of any changes made to this Privacy Policy, Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist will only use your personal information in accordance with the version of the Privacy Policy in place at the time you provided your information, unless you later give your express consent for him to do otherwise. 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Accessing Recently Declassified CIA InformationIf you are interested in documents recently declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency, you can access much of this information through the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room. The Central Intelligence Agency is committed to protecting your privacy and will collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to them, or so they say.The FOIA Electronic Reading Room offers an Internet-based database containing recently declassified documents on a wide variety of issues. Many of the referenced documents are available for viewing as full text images of the original document. In addition to the FOIA Electronic Reading Room, the Agency's homepage contains a Related Links section which includes links to the National Archives Records Administration and other sites where declassified CIA documents and satellite photography may be obtained. For More InformationIf you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact Bruce Gooch Computer Scientist at the address or phone or fax numbers listed below.
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