Category «Privacy»

FY 2008 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management

M-08-21, FY 2008 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management (July 14, 2008) (43 pages) “Agencies should also submit their most current documentation related to OMB Memorandum M-07-16, of May 22, 2007, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information, This information should be provided in …

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

EPIC Calls for Protection of Passport Privacy During Senate Hearing

“EPIC testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee [hearing: Passport Files: Privacy Protection Needed For All Americans], urging new protections for passport information privacy. The hearing, held at a time of increased information collection and dissemination by the government, addressed an Inspector General report [Review of Controls and Notification for Access to Passport Records in the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation, Privacy

FTC Submits Do Not Call Report to Congress for FY 2007

News release: “The Commission has approved the issuance of a report to Congress regarding the Do Not Call Registry for Fiscal Year 2007. The report..has been submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, as required by Section 4(b) of the …

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

FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Passed by Senate

On June 20, 2008 the House passed H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Today the Senate passed the bill. Related commentary and articles as follows: ACLU: Senate Passes Unconstitutional Spying Bill And Grants Sweeping Immunity To Phone Companies New York Times: Senate Approves Bill to Broaden Wiretap Powers WSJ Law Blog: “As the …

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

Report: ISP, Ad Networking Scheme May Violate Federal and State Wiretap Laws

News release: “The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) today released an analysis questioning the legal standing of a new approach to online advertising being considered by Internet Service Providers and Internet advertising networks. Under the new scheme, an ISP allows an advertising network to copy the contents of the individual Web traffic streams of …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Legal Research, Privacy

DHS 2008 Data Mining Letter Report

2008 Data Mining Letter Report (PDF, 46 pages): “This is the third report by the Privacy Office to Congress on data mining. This letter report identifies the data mining activities deployed or under development within DHS, as defined by the Data Mining Reporting Act, and describes the framework the Department will use to report on …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legislation, Privacy

FTC Will Study Experiences of Identity Theft Victims

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission plans to study the experiences of identity theft victims by conducting a survey of consumers who contacted the FTC after they were victimized. The proposed survey will examine the remedies available to victims under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). Among other things, the …

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

Identity Theft Resource Center 2008 Breach Report

News release: “The ITRC Breach Report total has reached an all-time high. Between January 1st and June 27th, the total number of data breaches recorded by the ITRC is 342, more than 69% greater than the same time period in 2007. The actual number of breaches is likely even higher, due to underreporting and the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

Biometric Palm-reading system implemented to secure patient records

Bryn Nelson, MSNBC, Giving biometrics a hand: “An electronic palm reader is helping one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. and several banks in Japan divine the true identities of their patients and customers. The key? A near-infrared camera that captures each persons unique palm vein pattern, or template.”

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Privacy

50th Anniversary of Landmark Ruling in NAACP v Alabama

EPIC: “Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in NAACP v. Alabama, one of the most important privacy cases of the last century. Professor Anita L. Allen, a leading privacy scholar, author of many books and articles, and a member of the EPIC Board of Directors, wrote an essay to celebrate the …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

SSA OIG: Benefit Payments in Instances Where the Social Security Administration Removed a Death Entry from the Beneficiary's Record

OIG, Social Security Administration, Benefit Payments in Instances Where the Social Security Administration Removed a Death Entry from the Beneficiary’s Record, A-06-07-27156, 06/19/08: “The DMF [Death Master File] is a publicly available database maintained by SSA that contains detailed information on more than 82 million deceased numberholders. Each year, SSA receives death reports for more …

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

Hearing: Laptop Searches and Other Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning from Overseas Travel

Laptop Searches and Other Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning from Overseas Travel, Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, June 25, 2008. From the Statement of Senator Russ Feingold: “So the constitutional question we face today is this: When the government looks through the contents of your laptop, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Internet, Privacy

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