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Boeing employee fired after laptop stolen
December 18, 2006 Company cites breech of policy requiring use of encryption software when sensitive information is downloaded.Privacy experts: T.J. Maxx breach was foreseeable
September 26, 2007 Canadian privacy authorities say the retailer failed to put adequate security measures in place.Microsoft says Xbox security wasn't breached
March 22, 2007 Gamers who reported fraud with their Xbox Live account were likely duped into giving up their information, according to Microsoft.The anxious new dawn of cybersnooping
May 3, 2006 Privacy expert Nancy Libin says Congress can't afford to ignore a loophole in federal privacy law.Want a job? Clean up your Web act
March 28, 2007 Uncouth blogs and social-networking bloopers can hurt your employability, a survey of more than 600 employers finds.Data on 2.9 million Georgians goes missing
April 10, 2007 CD containing Social Security numbers, other personal information on people enrolled in Medicaid or PeachCare is lost.Universities need a privacy refresher course
April 26, 2006 You might assume e-privacy is a sacred trust within academia, but attorney Eric J. Sinrod says that's hardly the case.Judge: Firm not negligent in failure to encrypt data
February 15, 2006 Federal court throws out suit attacking student loan provider for failing to encrypt customer database subsequently stolen.British ID thieves face jail time
July 25, 2006 U.K. government proposes up to two years in jail for crooks who misuse other people's personal data.Ducking a bullet over data encryption
February 22, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why financial institutions heaved a sigh of relief after passage of a new statute on customer database encryption.Online attack puts 1.4 million records at risk
October 21, 2004 Time to call the credit bureaus? Almost 1.4 million records containing the personal information of Californians likely stolen.Privacy concerns dog Google-DoubleClick deal
April 18, 2007 Consumer privacy advocates worry what Google will do with combined data on Internet users' search and surf habits.Video: Schmidt discusses DoubleClickApple criticized for embedding names, e-mails in songs
June 2, 2007 Songs available on iTunes Plus reveal users' personal information. Privacy group suspects Apple goofed.UCLA break-in puts data on 800,000 at risk
December 12, 2006 For more than a year, an intruder has been accessing private information on students and staff, among others, the university says.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.Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud risk
April 9, 2007 Stolen laptops contain Social Security numbers and other information on Chicago Public Schools employees.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.Bill would force Web sites to delete personal info
February 8, 2006 Proposal before Congress would require sites to delete data about visitors if it's no longer needed for "legitimate" business purpose.Bill puts cops first in data leak notification
May 11, 2006 Anyone who holds personal data would be forced to report security breaches to law enforcement before telling affected consumers.Tech industry attacks state anti-RFID laws
April 20, 2006 Proposals to curb use of the radio ID technology are overbroad and rife with unintended consequences, companies say. Sponsored matches for "personal information"
