But while the proposed new legislation would cover phone tapping and mail interceptions, it conspicuously fails to deal with other, no less intrusive, forms of electronic surveillance such as long-distance microphones, laser devices and the placing of bugs.

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Legislation such as the Paperwork Elimination Act, which mandates that agencies provide electronic forms and use digital signatures, also motivated the bureau.

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New forms of student verification are being developed and include such things as retinal scanning, electronic fingerprinting, and key stroke analysis.

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