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Combating data, privacy and identity theft exposures requires a comprehensive strategy. Identity Fraud, Inc. combines the top “10” essential components into SB Core Protector to help prevent, prepare and respond to the data complexities facing every small business. Is your data protected? Is your business identity insured? Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 2012 ETA Annual Meeting & Expo – Identity Fraud, Inc. (“IFI”) (http://www.IdentityFraud.com) announces the...
Utah state health officials in Salt Lake City said Friday that hackers who broke into state computers last weekend stole more medical records than originally believed and the data most likely included Social Security numbers of children, reports Josh Loftin for the Associated Press. Approximately 182,000 beneficiaries of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program had their personal information stolen, and about 25,000 Social Security numbers were compromised, Utah Department of...
NEW YORK, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Identity Finder, LLC (http://www.identityfinder.com) today released the most comprehensive analysis of sensitive information contained within public IRS Form 990 tax returns ever performed. Using the Identity Finder DLP 6.0 software, security researches searched 2,892,475 IRS Form 990s from tax years 2001 through 2006 for personally identifiable information such as social security numbers (SSNs). The Form 990 is the tax return form for...
...And what in the world is a Multi-Stakeholder Process? Opinion/Editorial provided by Jedidiah Becker for RedOrbit.com By now most casual followers of tech news are familiar with the Obama administration's imaginative digital addendum to the first ten amendments announced in late February, cleverly christened with the smarmy sobriquet the “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” (CPBR). The purported purpose of the executive report – the ponderous official title of which is...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to offer legislation to implement the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights proposed by the Administration. In comments filed with the Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group said, "Calls for action in policy papers are easy. The test of commitment is to translate...
ARLINGTON, Va., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunarline, Inc. has received a winning bid to support the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Privacy Division, entitled "Advancing the State of Privacy at the FAA." The Privacy Division oversees privacy policy, rule-making and unique information disclosure issues under four main areas: Policy and Governance, Operations, Compliance, and Outreach and Education. (Logo:...
The controversy surrounding employers or universities asking for Facebook passwords or similar content has drawn the attention of the social network, civil rights groups, members of the US Senate, and even union officials overseas, according to press releases and various media reports published this week. The practice was brought to light thanks to an article by Manuel Valdes and Shannon Mcfarland of the Associated Press (AP), which told the story of a New York statistician who was asked...
Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com The website that has helped to sustain the momentum of the Arab Spring for over a year is now facing a prolonged protest of its own. Facebook has been confronted by privacy concerns once again this week as the site’s users were asked to react to proposed changes for its Privacy Policy. The newly proposed privacy policy, which has been renamed the Data Use Policy, is being view by some as an attempt at transparency rather than an attempt at protecting...
'Updating Rules of the Digital Road' recommends new approaches for keeping broadband communications secure, private and protected WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a new report issued today, the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program unveiled an updated approach for how regulators, businesses and individuals can improve digital security, privacy and the regulation of intellectual property. The report presents coherent steps to create a...
NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of several high profile data breaches and privacy incidents, a new Edelman study, "Privacy & Security: The New Drivers of Brand, Reputation and Action Global Insights 2012," reveals that concerns about data security and privacy are impacting what people buy and which companies they do business with. Data security and privacy are also pressing matters of public policy, with leaders from around the world demanding enhanced...
