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From Wired, this article Your Identity, Open to All clearly elucidates the privacy issues associated with signficantly increased accessibility to personal data on the web that is aggregated from public domain sources. Questions about the accuracy of this data, its timeliness, the reliability of the sources from which it is extrapolated, and the reasons for …
From the WSJ Free Features today, Tech-Savvy Blackmailers Hone A New Form of Extortion
Press release from May 3, 2005: “Results from the 2005 E-Crime Watch survey, conducted among security executives and law enforcement personnel, by CSO magazine in cooperation with the United States Secret Service and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s CERT(R) Coordination Center, reveals the fight against electronic crimes (e-crimes) may be paying off.” Findings …
Press release from May 3, 2005: “Webroot Software, the leading provider of anti-spyware software and other security technologies for consumers and enterprises, today released the anti-spyware industry’s first comprehensive report on spyware, The State of Spyware Report (reg. req’d), an in-depth review and analysis of the impact of spyware, adware and unwanted software on consumers …
Committee on Financial Services hearing entitled “Assessing Data Security: Preventing Breaches and Protecting Sensitive Information,” May 04, 2005. Opening Statement of Chairman Michael G. Oxley Opening Statement of Representative Paul E. Gillmor Prepared Testimony: Ms. Barbara Desoer, Global Technology, Service & Fulfillment Executive, Bank of America; Mr. Eugene Foley, President & CEO, Harvard University Employees …
Press release: “ChoicePoint today announced its acquisition of Magnify, Inc., a provider of fraud detection and analytics solutions to the insurance and financial services industries…Magnify’s advanced technology and modeling expertise helps customers identify suspicious activity, route information and determine which actions maximize financial return.” Related references to ID theft fraud and ChoicePoint
Press release: “More than 600 new Internet security vulnerabilities were discovered during the first quarter of 2005, according to the SANS Institute and a team of experts from industry and government. This group has identified the most critical vulnerabilities disclosed in Q1 that pose critical risks that need to be addressed through patching and other …
Press release: “Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today sued one of the nation’s leading internet marketing companies, alleging that the firm was the source of “spyware” and “adware” that has been secretly installed on millions of home computers. The suit against Los Angeles-based Intermix Media, Inc. is the most sweeping case to date involving programs that …
Theft of high-end gadgets such as iPods have recently been the subject of articles in major papers, including this April 28 New York Times article and this Washington Post (reg. req’d) article, from April 16. These thefts have in turn spawned products and services to assist consumers in the recovery or replacement of their items, …
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “Securing Electronic Personal Data: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Commercial and Governmental Use,” April 13, 2005 Links to the text of available testimony (from ChoicePoint, Acxiom, as well as the FTC, CDT, PrivacyToday.com) and member statements. [Note: the text of testimony by LexisNexis is not currently online] Related news: Data …
Press release: Attorney General Lockyer Goes to Court to Shut Down Major California-Based Spam Operation – Action Comes In First-Ever Enforcement Collaboration With Federal Trade Commission, April 13, 2005. “Attorney General Bill Lockyer today will ask a federal court to shut down a major California-based spam operation that has bombarded people across the country with …
From the Intermix Media, Inc. SEC Filing 8-K, April 12, 2005: “The Company has recently been advised by the Internet Bureau of the Office of the New York Attorney General (the “NY AG“) that it is considering commencing an action against the Company for unlawful and deceptive acts and practices associated with distribution of toolbar, …
