Category «Privacy»

Treasury IG: Progress Has Been Slow in Implementing Federal Security Configurations on Employee Computers

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Progress Has Been Slow in Implementing Federal Security Configurations on Employee Computers, March 27, 2009, Reference Number: 2009-20-055 “IRS employees use desktop and laptop computers to perform their tax administration duties. Because taxpayers expect the IRS to protect their privacy and personal information, the security of employee computers is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security, Privacy

Senate Staff Working Draft of Cybersecurity Act of 2009

CDT: “A cybersecurity bill introduced April 01, 2009 in the Senate would give the federal government extraordinary power over private sector Internet services, applications and software. The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 would, for example, give the President unfettered power to shut down Internet traffic in emergencies or disconnect any critical infrastructure system or network on …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Legislation, Privacy

FTC Offers 'Red Flags' Web Site To Help Creditors and Financial Institutions Design ID Prevention Programs

“The Federal Trade Commission has launched a Web site to help entities covered by the Red Flags Rule design and implement identity theft prevention programs. The Rule requires creditors and financial institutions to develop written programs to identify the warning signs of ID theft, spot them when they occur, and take appropriate steps to respond …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

More Cameras Installed Throughout the Country to Catch Speeders

WSJ: “Protests over [traffic] cameras aren’t new, but they appear to be rising in tandem with the effort to install more. Suppliers estimate that there are now slightly over 3,000 red-light and speed cameras in operation in the U.S., up from about 2,500 a year ago. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that at …

Subjects: Privacy

Database State – a comprehensive map of UK government databases

Database State, Executive Summary and Full Report – By Ross Anderson, Ian Brown, Terri Dowty, Philip Inglesant, William Heath, Angela Sasse, Foundation for Information Policy Research (March 2009) “In recent years, the Government has built or extended many central databases that hold information on every aspect of our lives, from health and education to welfare, …

Subjects: E-Government, EU Data Protection, Government Documents, Privacy

New GAO Reports: SBA Documenting Credit, Missile Defense Components, State's Passport Issuance Process

Small Business Administration: Additional Guidance on Documenting Credit Elsewhere Decisions Could Improve 7(a) Program Oversight, GAO-09-228, February 12, 2009 Defense Acquisitions: Production and Fielding of Missile Defense Components Continue with Less Testing and Validation Than Planned, GAO-09-338, March 13, 2009 Department of State: Undercover Tests Reveal Significant Vulnerabilities in State’s Passport Issuance Process, GAO-09-447, March …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

ACLU Releases Report On Patriot Act Abuses

News release: “The American Civil Liberties Union released a comprehensive report today examining widespread abuses that have occurred under the USA Patriot Act, a law that was rushed through Congress just 45 days after September 11. In the almost eight years since the passage of the controversial national security law, the Patriot Act has led …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Data Mining Report

Unclassified: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Data Mining Report, 15 February 2008. “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is pleased to provide to the Congress this report pursuant to Section 804 of the Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, entitled The Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

2009 Identity Theft Resource Center Breach Report

Identity Theft Resource Center, 2009 Breach List, 3/3/2009 – Breaches: 89 Exposed: 1,140,146.

Subjects: ID Theft, Privacy

EFF Releases How-To Guide to Fight Government Spying

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched its Surveillance Self-Defense project today — an online how-to guide for protecting your private data against government spying. EFF created the Surveillance Self-Defense site to educate Americans about the law and technology of communications surveillance and computer searches and seizures, and to provide the information and tools necessary to …

Subjects: PC Security, Privacy

Homeland Security Secretary Proposes Increase in Spending for Domestic Surveillance Programs

EPIC: “Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the House Committees on Homeland Security, and said that DHS plans to connect governmental databases containing personal information, expand the government’s employment tracking system, promote passenger screening, use e-passports, employ watchlists and utilize contactless identity verification cards. EPIC has opposed Fusion Centers, the E-Verify program and the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

FTC Staff Revises Online Behavioral Advertising Principles

News release: “Federal Trade Commission staff…issued a report describing its ongoing examination of online behavioral advertising and setting forth revisions to proposed principles to govern self-regulatory efforts in this area. The key issue concerns how online advertisers can best protect consumers privacy while collecting information about their online activities…The report discusses the potential benefits of …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

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