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HSS Office of Inspector General Privacy Act of 1974; Revisions to OIGs Privacy Act System of Records: Criminal Investigative Files, Federal Register, March 4, 2008. Action: Notice of proposed revisions to existing Privacy Act systems of records. OIG has reviewed and is now proposing to revise the criminal investigative file system of records by (1) …
Chris Hoofnagle, Measuring Identity Theft at Top Banks (Version 1.0) February 26, 2008. Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. Law and Technology Scholarship (Selected by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology). Paper 44. “There is no reliable way for consumers, regulators, and businesses to assess the relative incidence of identity fraud at major financial …
Data Breach Notification Laws, State By State, by Scott Berinato, “More than five years after California’s seminal data breach disclosure law, SB 1386, was enacted, not all states have followed suit. Eleven states still have not passed laws mandating that companies notify consumers when that company has lost the consumer’s personal data. One state, Oklahoma, …
“The Safer Internet plus programme aims to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end-user, as part of a coherent approach by the European Union.” Make the internet a safer place, February 2008: While the international context is …
News release: “A bi-partisan group of Senators from the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee led by U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and the Committees Ranking Member Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced today bi-partisan legislation aimed at ending the deceptive practice known as phishing. The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 would prohibit …
Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys, J. Alex Haldermany, Seth D. Schoenz, Nadia Heningery, William Clarksony, William Paulx, Joseph A. Calandrinoy, Ariel J. Feldmany, Jacob Appelbaum, and Edward W. Felteny. Princeton University, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Wind River Systems. February 21, 2008. Introductory blog post Frequently asked questions Experiment guide Videos and images …
“The FTC today released the list of top consumer fraud complaints received by the agency in 2007. The list, contained in the publication Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data January-December 2007, showed that for the seventh year in a row, identity theft is the number one consumer complaint category. Of 813,899 total complaints received …
Educational Security Incidents (ESI) Year in Review – 2007: “By Adam Dodge – Posted on February 10, 2008: “The ESI Year in Review – 2007 examines all of the information security incidents occurring at colleges and universities around the world as reported in the news during 2007. 2007 marked a significant change for information security …
Press release: “In connection with the 5th Safer Internet Day1 on 12 February 2008, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, presents a selection of statistics concerning internet activities, security concerns and virus attacks. The Safer Internet Day is part of a global drive to promote a safer Internet for all users, in particular …
Press release: “The California State Senate passed a bill Friday that would allow prosecution for identity theft cases in the county where the victim resides. State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, co-authored Senate Bill 612 and praised fellow senators Friday for voting 40-0 in favor of the legislation. Current law permits prosecution in the county …
Use of Commercial Independent Risk Analysis Services Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) (February 4, 2008) (4 pages, PDF) “The purpose of this memorandum is to alert you to the establishment of government-wide blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for independent risk analysis services and encourage agency consideration of these vehicles to the maximum extent practicable. In the event …
A Chronology of Data Breaches, updated January 30, 2008
