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Whois data a key weapon in fraud fight, FTC says

June 27, 2006 The agency tells ICANN that the domain databases are critical to its fight against spyware and other Internet fraud. TAGS: Whois, agency, fraud, weapon, database, spyware

FBI takes biometrics database proposal to U.K.

January 16, 2008 The agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals. TAGS: biometrics, U.K., criminal, proposal, consortium, database, agency, U.S., server

IBM's answer to medical mashup: A search engine

January 23, 2007 Company unveils prototype network that would create a mashup of a patient's records. TAGS: mashup, patient, IBM Corp., HIPAA, physician, hospital, health, search engine, agency, database

Sleek snoop center still leans on human factor

August 19, 2006 High-tech eye candy, yes. But law enforcement intelligence center still relies on human communications. Photos: Inside JRIC TAGS: agency, law enforcement, intelligence, data source, center, database

Hacker may have pilfered personal data from USDA

June 22, 2006 Agriculture Dept. tells 26,000 employees, contractors that their names, Social Security numbers, photos may be at risk. TAGS: social security number, agency, Social Security, contractor, personal information, hacker, hacking, monitoring, database, photograph

Theft of laptop puts thousands of identities at risk

August 11, 2006 Thieves take a U.S. Department of Transportation notebook with personal information on 133,000 Florida residents. TAGS: theft, identity, Miami, agency, laptop computer, database

Britain to use ID card database as national register

April 19, 2006 Public agencies will be able to use personal information submitted to database as part of compulsory ID card scheme. TAGS: ID card, personal information, Britain, database, agency, U.K.

Interpol chief wants databases to track criminals

July 12, 2007 Interpol's secretary general tells CNET News.com that his agency should be a central hub for tracking international travelers and compiling fingerprints from criminal suspects. TAGS: passport, airline, criminal, terrorist, flight, agency, nation, database, U.S., agent

Feds aim for more data sharing by terrorist screeners

January 17, 2006 Top Bush administration officials back database-sharing among agencies in hopes of collecting more "travel intelligence." TAGS: data sharing, homeland security, intelligence, agency, videoconferencing, president, database, security

Lax standards for feds in data breach vote

May 26, 2006 After Veterans Affairs leak, a congressional panel votes on data security bill. But it may let federal agencies off the hook. TAGS: commercial company, agency, bill, standards, database, security

Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining

January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, agency, privacy, bill, Bush Administration, Democrat, monitor, database

Has the FBI ever heard of Google?

September 13, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says Uncle Sam's dubious claims for exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act don't wash in the Internet era. TAGS: appellate court, exemption, Social Security, speakers, social security number, tape, privacy, agency, Google Inc., database

Feds: Homeland Security project didn't protect privacy

December 22, 2006 A now-defunct Transportation Security Agency project to create dossiers on American air travelers misled the public about privacy, report says. TAGS: transportation security, homeland security, privacy, Transportation Security Administration, data mining, traveler, agency, transportation, attention, database, Adobe PDF
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