California ID Theft Laws
California Identity Theft Laws, Compiled July 2003, by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
Category «ID Theft»
New Decision Protects ISPs, Website Owners
From News.com: Internet service providers and Web site operators are breathing a collective sigh of relief following a court decision…from August 13 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit…that preserves a key aspect of their immunity under the Communications Decency Act.
Bad News on ID Theft
ID Theft Continues to Increase: “The number of Americans who fell victim to identity theft in 2002 grew 81 percent over the year before. And incidents reported so far in 2003 suggest a major rise over last year…More than 13 million Americans have fallen victim to identity theft or fraud since January 2001,” according to …
Controversial Website Publishes Info on Washington State Police
From the New York Times: “William Sheehan does not like the police. He expresses his views about what he calls police corruption in Washington State on his Web site, where he also posts lists of police officers’ addresses, home phone numbers and Social Security numbers.” In related news, see also this article, Sheriff’s office must …
Indiana Enacts ID Theft Law
From the press release by Rep. Matt Pierce: Effective July 1, Senate Enrolled Act 320 (Public Law 22) “provides a way for victims of identity theft to restore tainted credit histories, and expands the legal definition of the crime to make prosecutions easier.” the law expands the definition of identifying information as follows: “Identifying information …
ID Theft Via High-Profile E-Commerce Sites
Spammers’ fake sites dupe consumers: “Customers of Best Buy, EarthLink and America Online are among recent targets of so-called phisher sites, bogus Web sites that fish for personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers from unsuspecting consumers.”
Senator Urges FTC to Action on Website Privacy
In a July 1 press release, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) asked the “Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue a consumer advisory alert warning Internet users to carefully read the privacy policies of websites asking for personal information and to develop guidelines to ensure that these privacy policies fully disclose how that data will be used.” …
Supreme Court Will Hear ID Theft Case
Doe v. Chao, 02-1377. “The Supreme Court agreed Friday to join the debate over consumers’ privacy rights in a case that will decide how the government can be punished for revealing Social Security numbers and other personal information.”
Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act Introduced
On June 26, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation, S. 1350 (the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act) “to require businesses or government agencies to notify individuals if a database has been broken into and personal data has been compromised, including Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses and credit cards. The bill is modeled, in …
FTC’s Efforts to Combat ID Theft
FTC Outlines Steps to Assist Identity Theft Victims. Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Identity Theft: Prevention and Victim Assistance, Presented by J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives, June 24, 2003.
FTC Conference on E-Commerce and Data Collection
Information Flows: The Costs and Benefits to Consumers and Businesses of The Collection and Use of Consumer Information, June 18, 2003. Panelists will discuss: The use of consumer information in credit transactions; consumer information in customer relationship management and targeted marketing; methodologies for identifying and measuring the costs and benefits of collecting consumer information; and …
Safe ID Act
On March 27, Sen. Biden introduced S. 731, the Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003″ (SAFE ID Act), to prohibit fraud and related activity in connection with authentication features. “This bill will increase penalties for illegally using authentication features, such as holograms or watermarks, to create false, misleading or inaccurate identification. …
