David Fraser at The Privacy Law Blog has an excellent post today cataloging incidents over the past year related to inappropriate release of personal information. The list is frightening both for its length and for the realization that countless incidents…
Read More Summary of incidents cataloged at The Privacy Law Blog
Rob Hyndman reacts to the increasing number of reports of identity thefts and personal data disclosures by speculating whether Americans are now ready to do something about it:There has been an increasing number of media stories lately on this topic,…
Read More Is Momentum Building Against Database Aggregation of Personal Data?
The New York Times reports that Bank of America has lost computer backup tapes containing personal information about 1.2 million federal employees with Visa charge cards issued by the bank.
Serious privacy concerns have emerged from the government's decision not to include encryption in the next generation of electronic passports. Wired News reports:Despite widespread criticism from security experts that a proposed high-tech upgrade to Americans' passports actually introduces new security…
Bruce Schneier provides his thoughts on the ChoicePoint fiasco, noting that until companies like ChoicePoint are forced to absorb (financially) the full costs of ID theft, they'll continue to treat our personal information merely as a commodity:Identity theft is the…
Wired News reports that citizens who fall victim to ID theft becuase of the ChoicePoint debacle will find it difficult to recover damages for their losses if they decide to seek recourse against ChoicePoint:Legal experts say that people who suffered…
It appears that Paris Hilton's Sidekick was hacked becuase her secret question was "What's your favorite pet's name?" The answer, of course, was her dog, Tinkerbell, who is almost as famous as she is.This is what Bruce Schneier has called…
In the aftermath of the ChoicePoint security breach(here and here), the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has produced a lengthy page on what the incident means to you and what data aggregators like ChoicePoint may have on you:Many consumers who contact the…
ComuterWorld reports that a senior legislator in Japan is calling for the addition of data privacy rights to the country's constitution:An influential Japanese politician earlier this month called for the right to information privacy to be added to the country's…
Read More Call to add privacy rights to Japan’s constitution
The major credit bureaus have the right to sell your personal information to credit card and insurance companies, resulting in the deluge of junk mail. But you have the right to exclude your name from preapproval lists (either permanently or…
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