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On Thursday, June 16, 2005, the Senate Commerce Committee held a Full Committee hearing to examine federal legislative solutions to data breach and identity theft. Note that Opening Remarks by five Senators are available in HTML, and the testimony from five FTC Commissioners and the Vermont Attorney General are available in PDF [Link]
From the Cyber Security Industry Alliance press release on the new survey: “More than 90 percent of voters see identity theft and spyware as serious problems with 71 percent believing new laws from Congress are required to protect consumer security. Today, CSIA released the results of a nationwide survey of voters dedicated to Internet safety …
As a follow-up to my previous posting, NY AG Sues Net Marketer For Installing Spyware on Millions of PCs, see this press release dated June 14, 2005: “Intermix Media, Inc. reported today that it has reached an agreement in principle with the Internet Bureau of the Office of the New York State Attorney General which …
S. 1216, Official Title: A bill to require financial institutions and financial service providers to notify customers of the unauthorized use of personal financial information, and for other purposes. Introduced June 8, 2005.
Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems GAO-05-231, May 13, 2005. Highlights. “Spam, phishing, and spyware pose security risks to federal information systems. Spam consumes significant resources and is used as a delivery mechanism for other types of cyberattacks; phishing can lead to identity theft, loss of sensitive information, and reduced trust and …
The Scramble to Protect Personal Information, from today’s New York Times, addresses the issue of significant vulnerabilities in the transfer mechanisms used for financial data, which have resulted in numerous recent headline grabbing reports on the loss and theft of personal data impacting millions of consumers.
Two articles worth reading on state and federal efforts to regulate data brokers in response to the continuing cascade of system breaches, thefts, loss of tapes/drives, and leaks resulting in the release of sensitive personal data: from the Washington Post (reg. req’d), States Keep Watchful Eye on Personal-Data Firms, and from PC World, Policing Information …
From EPIC, June 1, 2005: “Today, residents of eleven southern states can gain access to a free copy of their credit report from all three of the big consumer reporting agencies by visiting annualcreditreport.com or by calling 1-877-322-8228.”
Press release from the FTC, June 1, 2005: “Beginning today, a new federal rule will require businesses and individuals to take appropriate measures to dispose of sensitive information derived from consumer reports. Any business or individual who uses a consumer report for a business purpose is subject to the requirements of the Disposal Rule, a …
Consumer Reports WebWatch Investigations – Wireless Networks Offer Flexibility, Potential Snooping, offers a quick overview of security issue and makes recommendations on enabling safety solutions for home and on the road.
A Wired article reports that the anonymous youths suspected of having hacked LexisNexis claim to have acted on whim rather than with the objective to profit from the use of personal information they accessed.
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, an update today to their report, A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident
