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Short shelf life for data breach laws?

March 2, 2006 Privacy expert Thomas Oscherwitz says given the rapid advancement of technology, these laws may quickly become obsolete. TAGS: crook, law, social security number, institution, identity theft, Social Security, identity, notification, analysis, security

Class action suit over ID theft tossed out

October 12, 2006 Acxiom, a data warehouser, had its databases looted at least twice. But judge throws out an ID-theft class action suit. TAGS: Acxiom Corp., identity fraud, class action, class action lawsuit, identity theft, social security number, Social Security, Adobe PDF, attorney, database, security, password, server

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. TAGS: identity fraud, pension fund, theft, social security number, personal information, Social Security, teacher, complaint, laptop computer

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. TAGS: bureau, decision support system, researcher, personal information, social security number, state, record, Social Security, survey, database, security

The legislation behind a national ID

February 4, 2008 Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the full text of the relevant section of the law. TAGS: driver's license, person, section, birth, Social Security, requirement, law, purpose, U.S., photograph

Gonzales talks immigration in Silicon Valley

July 21, 2006 Attorney general touts Bush plan to ease some immigration restrictions and create new "digital" ID cards. TAGS: ID card, immigrant, immigration, Silicon Valley, Republican, employer, Bush Administration, Social Security

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. TAGS: data security, proposal, social security number, bill, personal information, notification, Rep., Social Security, Democrat, Republican, security

Selling stuff online? Here comes the IRS

April 13, 2007 If the tax agency gets its way, it could start demanding personal info on people who sell via Amazon and eBay.CNET's tax guide TAGS: auction site, tax, income, social security number, Amazon.com Inc., Social Security, eBay Inc., Adobe PDF, idea

Maine rejects Real ID Act

January 25, 2007 State's legislature overwhelmingly opposes act requiring national digital ID cards, putting Bush administration in a pickle. TAGS: Real ID Act, Maine, ID card, House Majority Leader, legislature, vote, Montana, state, opposition, driver's license, RFID, homeland security, Bush Administration, Social Security, law, Republican

Congressional confusion on Internet privacy

July 5, 2006 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh examines why a Republican supporter of online privacy wants to force Net providers to snoop on what Americans do online. TAGS: Rep., online privacy, social security number, Internet provider, law, Social Security, Republican, Internet Service Provider
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