 systems to ensure compliance with laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Feigenbaum says. The participants also hope to create a new generation of technology that can thwart what Boneh calls "the fastest growing crime in the U.S. and in the world"-identity theft, a substantial amount of which happens online. "Spoofed" Web sites, for example, pretend to be something they're not to entice users to enter sensitive information, such as a credit card or Social Security number. The spoofer can then use the information to apply for credit cards in the victim's name or otherwise usurp the individual's digital persona. The privacy project is being funded by the NSF's Information Technology Research program. Research partners, who will receive $12.5 million over five years, are Stanford, Yale University, the University of New Mexico, New York University, and the Stevens Institute of Technology. Nonfunded research affil- iates include the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Services, Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Citigroup, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center. 7.4 THE SEEING EYE The arrival of camera phones has led to widespread concern that people may be using the gadgets for more than just taking snapshots of their friends. Although evidence remains sketchy and largely anecdotal, it's likely that many camera phone owners are using the devices to steal business and personal secrets and to invade the privacy of innocent people. For example: The U.S. Air Force recently banned camera phones in restricted areas after the National Security Agency warned they could pose a threat to homeland security. Students are suspected of using the cameras to cheat on tests, bringing images of notes into the classroom. A 20-year-old Washington state man was charged with voyeurism after he slipped a cell phone camera underneath a woman's skirt as she shopped for groceries with her son. A strip club o