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Date Article Title Publication Author Synopsis
1/18/2012 Consumers ditch websites with poor privacy policies PC Pro Stewart Mitchell New research indicates that customers abandon websites that "hide data rules or leak information."
1/17/2012 Online Privacy Debate Heats Up With FTC And Commerce Dept. Reports Coming Soon Web Pro News Abby Johnson A report on the impending reports due from the Commerce Department and the FTC.
1/12/2012 Do You Really Need a Password You Can Barely Remember? Wired Robert McMillan Two researchers say that online passwords, while helpful for websites aiming to sign up millions of users, overlook "really scary and effective attacks." 
1/11/2012 Companies prove careless when enlisting data recovery services InfoWorld Ted Samson According to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, organizations need to improve their vetting of third-party data recovery services. 
1/6/2012 Tech Insight: What To Do When Your Business Partner Is Breached Dark Reading Adam Ely The key to mitigating risk when it comes to using third-party vendors and contractors is a close working relationship.
1/5/2012 Even Without Legislation, Privacy Will Be a Hot Issue in 2012 National Journal Online Juliana Gruenwald While the U.S. may not see broad-based privacy legislation passed within the next year, "privacy will still get a lot of attention in 2012, starting with the release in the coming weeks of two highly anticipated federal reports providing guidance on protecting consumer privacy online." 
12/29/2011 Insurance Against Cyber Attacks Expected to Boom New York Times Nicole Perlroth When it comes to cyber insurance, "Everybody needs it, and most companies don't realize they don't have it until it's too late," says one expert. 
12/21/2011 Breach Response: Are You Prepared? Gov Info Security Jeffrey Roman Brian Dean, CIPP/US, senior HIPAA and privacy consultant at SecureState, talks about setting up a breach response team--including the critical roles to put in place and how to make sure it's effective--before you need to use it. 
12/20/2011 Privacy Freaks Rejoice: Privacy to be a 'Hot Job Skill' in 2012 Network World Ms. Smith A report on various privacy predictions for 2012. 
11/30/2011 Reding reveals views on BCRs IAPP Staff EU Vice-President Viviane Reding offered a glimpse of her views on binding corporate rules (BCRs) as an instrument for data transfers. 
11/10/2011 Future world: Today, the Internet - tomorrow, the Internet of Things? Computerworld Lamont Wood A report on the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT)--"where anything with intelligence (including machines, roads and buildings) will have an online presence"--and ways in which classic science-fiction scenarios are coming true. 
10/31/2011 Data Breach Costs: Beware Vendor Contract Fine Print Information Week Ericka Chickowski 53 percent of Americans say they would take legal action against an organization that loses their personal information. 
10/29/2011 In 21st Century America, privacy, truly, is gone OregonLive.com Mike Francis CEOs have been telling the public since as far back as 1999 that it has "zero privacy anyway. Get over it." 
10/28/2011 Major privacy flaw found in Dolphin HD browser for Android Ars Technica Ryan Paul Recent versions of a third-party Web browser reportedly have been found to have a privacy flaw.
10/24/2011 Data breach more stressful than divorce, say IT managers Systems & Network Security   A survey commissioned by data protection company Websense shows that while many IT managers feel their jobs depend on keeping company data secure, 91 percent said new levels of management are engaging in data security conversations. 
10/18/2011 Data Miners Urged To Dig Carefully Information Week Thomas Claburn U.S. and Canadian regulators warned entrepreneurs and business leaders of the dangers of collecting unnecessary data from customers.
10/10/2011 Homeland Security Criticized For Potential Privacy Risks Information Week Elizabeth Montalbano A government watchdog agency has said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "does not adequately review the privacy and effectiveness of data-mining systems it uses in counterterrorism efforts." 
10/5/2011 Pro Bono Privacy Initiative Pilot Gets Underway IAPP Jennifer Saunders Amidst a growing need among nonprofits for expertise in the protection of personal information, privacy professionals have come together to form the Pro Bono Privacy Initiative, which is now in its pilot phase. 
10/5/2011 With Big Data Comes Big Responsibilities Technology Review Ericka Naone A researcher from the University of New South Wales has published a paper warning businesses and academics on the dangers of big data collection.
9/28/2011 DHS Privacy Office Outlines Progress HS Today Phil Leggiere In its annual report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Privacy Office states that it has made significant progress on a number of initiatives.
9/26/2011 Heading Off Privacy Problems—Before They Arise Wall Street Journal Julia Angwin Exploring the value of privacy impact assessments to avoid "running into regulatory fire in the complicated landscape of privacy law" across jurisdictions.
9/21/2011 NIST Releases Federal Risk Assessment Guide Information Week Elizabeth Montalbano The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on its "Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments."
9/16/2011 Privacy Dinner: A Night of Honors and Insights IAPP Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Barrett Glasgow, CIPP, Acxiom Corporation Executive for Global Public Policy and Privacy, received the 2011 IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award.
9/14/2011 Jepsen creates Internet privacy task force CT Mirror Caitlin Emma Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced the creation of a Privacy Task Force that will investigate data breaches and educate the public about data protection.
9/8/2011 Major breach: Ground control SC Magazine Illena Armstrong A look at incident response and data protection. 
9/6/2011 Data Protection Law & Privacy   Omer Tene Omer Tene, of the Israeli College of Management School of Law, discusses the complexity of defining "personal data." 
8/17/2011 UIC Wins $3.2 Million Grant for Electronic Security and Privacy Study  News Wise   The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is receiving $3.2 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct an electronic privacy study.
8/13/2011 Edelman Launches Privacy And Data Security Group The Holmes Report   Legal firms have been adding data privacy and security groups rapidly in recent years. 
8/9/2011 PCI Council revokes company's QSA status SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council has revoked an organization's status as both Qualified Security Assessor and Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor after a regular review showed a "failure to satisfy the high standard set forth" for the credentials.
8/8/2011 Should privacy impact assessments be mandatory? ACM Digital Library David Wright David Wright of Trilateral Research considers whether privacy impact assessments (PIAs) should be mandatory. 
8/4/2011 White House Names a New Chief of Information Technology New York Times Steve Lohr FCC managing director and former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel will be the next federal chief information officer.
8/3/2011 Demand for information security professionals predicted to grow for rest of 2011 infoSecurity   Demand for information security professionals is up and will continue to grow through the end of the year.
8/3/2011 Security Firm Sees Global Cyberspying New York Times David Barboza and Kevin Drew A U.S.-based cybersecurity company has issued a report stating that it identified a single cyberspying perpetrator that has infiltrated governments around the world as well as U.S. corporations and U.N. groups over the course of the past five years.
Aug-11 How to start a privacy-focused legacy redesign Computerworld Canada Rafael Ruffolo Though businesses rolling out new IT systems or collecting new data on their customers are increasingly privacy-conscious, the same is not true for legacy systems.
7/29/2011 Tech Privacy Wars Continue: Microsoft Slams ‘Gmail Man’ Forbes Kashmir Hill A report on the continued use of privacy as a competitive differentiator in the marketplace, pointing out how some companies are asserting their privacy strengths sometimes by highlighting their competitors' privacy weaknesses.
7/29/2011 Shortened Breach Disclosure Periods Could Hurt Consumers Dark Reading Ericka Chickowski Some security experts are concerned that shortening breach notification requirements to within 48 hours of the discovery of a breach may hurt consumers in the long run.
7/25/2011 The Right to Privacy from Brandeis to Flickr Wall Street Journal L. Gordon Crovitz In light of a phone hacking scandal, definitions of the right to privacy need to be updated. 
7/25/2011 ReadWriteWeb's Top Trends of 2011: Privacy ReadWriteWeb Richard MacManus A report on privacy concerns as a top trend of 2011 so far.
7/21/2011 Ron Ross on NIST's New Privacy Controls Gov Info Security Eric Chabrow Adding privacy controls will offer a "disciplined and structured approach on how to enforce some of the best practices that have been around for quite some time." 
7/20/2011 NIST to add privacy controls for federal information systems Info Security   The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has proposed a privacy controls appendix for its "Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations" document.
7/19/2011 Will the HIPAA audit program become a model for other industries? IAPP Adam Greene The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights is one step closer to fulfilling one of its mandates under the HITECH Act. 
7/14/2011 Outsourcers look to data security transparency for competitive advantage Computer Weekly Warwick Ashford With reports of large-scale data breaches attracting media attention, companies that outsource services are looking for ways to assure customers that sensitive data is being adequately protected. 
7/13/2011 Texas Comptroller hires chief privacy officer after massive data breach infoSecurity   A report details the expectations for the new chief privacy officer (CPO) and chief information security officer (CISO) hired by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs following a data breach in April that exposed personal information of 3.5 million state residents. 
7/10/2011 Harvard Researchers Accused of Breaching Students' Privacy The Chronicle of Higher Education Marc Parry A report on the "emerging ethical challenges" researchers face when it comes to privacy. 
6/28/2011 OECD leaders split on web's future PC Pro Stewart Mitchell The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a Communiqué on Principles for Internet Policy-Making.
6/27/2011 Privacy in Europe and the United States: I Know It When I See It Center for Democracy & Technology Omar Tene Omer Tene, associate professor at the College of Management School of Law, analyzes the cultural perceptions of privacy in the U.S. and Europe. 
6/16/2011 Feds move toward health claims database despite privacy fears Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan A report on the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) plans to build a large, centralized database despite privacy concerns. 
6/10/2011 Walls and thresholds – physical metaphors at Hyper-public My Heart's in ACCRA Ethan Zuckerman Harvard's Ethan Zuckerman writes about the Hyper-public conference in Cambridge, MA, where privacy experts discussed the state of privacy worldwide. 
6/3/2011 Baking in Strong Privacy Controls Security Management John Wagley John Wagley writes about the importance of taking "a business-oriented, risk-based approach to building privacy programs" as discussed by experts at this year's IAPP Global Privacy Summit. 
5/23/2011 Privacy: "You Can't Prepare Enough" Healthcare Info Security Tom Field A two-part interview with Kirk Herath, CIPP, CIPP/G, chief privacy officer of Nationwide Insurance Companies.
5/17/2011 FTC's Vladeck: More Privacy Actions On The Way Online Media Daily Wendy Davis At an online ad industry conference, FTC Consumer Protection Chief David Vladeck talked about the committee's do-not-track proposal and its concerns over online data collection practices.
5/9/2011 How Do We Deal With Data Breaches? Forbes Kashmir Hill Kashmir Hill reports for Forbes on the differing opinions in the U.S. on what to do about data breaches. 
5/6/2011 California Lays Out Smart Meter Privacy Rules gigaom.com Jeff St. John A proposed ruling by the California Public Utilities Commission would impose privacy rules on home device platforms that automatically use smart meter data.
4/20/2011 67% Of Companies Fail Credit Card Security Compliance Information Week Matthew J. Schwartz In a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute, 67 percent of PCI-regulated companies lack full compliance with the standard; 50 percent of security professionals view PCI as a burden, and 59 percent do not believe it helps with security.
4/20/2011 ISACA survey reveals regulatory compliance a top concern for 2011 Info Security   A survey of 2,400 IT security specialists from around the world shows compliance, governance and information security management at the top of their priorities for the remainder of 2011.
4/19/2011 Hospitals That Take Plastic Must Comply with PCI Health Leaders Media Dom Nicastro A settlement between the Massachusetts attorney general and a restaurant company for $110,000 should serve as a reminder to healthcare privacy and security officials.
4/12/2011 Should Companies Self-Regulate on Privacy? Wall Street Journal Jennifer Valentino- DeVries The Wall Street Journal uses the example of catalog mailers to examine whether companies should self-regulate on privacy. 
3/23/2011 If a surveillance society is inevitable, can privacy measures embedded in systems? ZDNet Larry Dignan There's enough data floating around about any given person to predict where they'll be next Thursday around 5:53 p.m.
3/10/2011 US preparing for talks on data protection European Voice Toby Vogel The United States government and European Union are expected to begin negotiating a justice- and security-related data-sharing agreement soon.
2/17/2011 PCI Council to offer awareness training infoSecurity   The PCI Council begins its series of training programs intended to educate practitioners on Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). 
2/14/2011 22nd Annual Federal 100 Awards Gala Federal Computer Week   The winners of the 22nd Annual Federal 100 Awards have been announced.
2/3/2011 Survey: The best privacy advisers of 2010 Computerworld Jay Cline A report on this year's survey of the top 10 individuals and firms to turn to for privacy advice, noting, "Doing privacy wrong now takes a bigger bite off the bottom line than it did when I first started asking this question." 
2/2/2011 Companies Expected to Hire More Privacy Experts Accounting Today Seth Fineberg Ernst & Young has released its new report "Privacy Trends 2011: Challenges to Privacy Programs in a Borderless World," and the findings include expectations that organizations will invest more in the protection of personal information. 
2/1/2011 New Study: Compliance Saves Money Bank Info Security Tracy Kitten A benchmark study conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Tripwire has shown that investing in IT and security compliance can save companies money over time. 
1/27/2011 The man in charge of making the Web safer MSNBC Herb Weisbaum The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is due to be released in the next few months. 
1/25/2011 Biggest Security & Privacy Topics of 2011 Bank Info Security Tom Field Although 2010 was a "banner year" in data protection and privacy, there is more to be known about the pitfalls innovative technology brings. 
1/21/2011 Is 2011 the Year of a Digital Privacy Revolution? Inc. Eric Markowitz The year 2011 will likely be a very busy one for privacy, according to experts in an Inc. report. 
1/20/2011 Internet privacy not so private in court Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rhonda Cook Exploring the question of whether it is possible to have privacy on the Web.
1/12/2011 Views regarding PCI compliance are mostly positive SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo A new survey has found that the majority of IT security practitioners believe that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is necessary for protecting cardholder information.
1/3/2011 Data Breach Survey: Getting the bosses on board SC Magazine Illena Armstrong The Great Recession may have lingering effects on information security plans in 2011.
12/22/2010 Data security needs attention Honolulu Star Advertiser   In an editorial, the Honolulu Star Advertiser discusses how the digital age has brought with it the free exchange of data, warning that the "flip side of this coin is that anything that is free tends to be devalued. 
12/20/2010 US envoy rejects Reding's charges on data protection European Voice Toby Vogel U.S. Ambassador William Kennard disagrees with European Commissioner Viviane Reding's comments that the U.S. is not committed to a data protection agreement
12/15/2010 Colorado flunks test of its information security systems infoSecurity   A covert penetration test conducted by the Colorado State Auditor has found that the state government networks and computers are at "high risk" of compromise.
11/22/2010 Commerce Dept. Criticized For 'Lack Of Rigor' On Privacy Online Media Daily Wendy Davis While the Commerce Department prepares to release recommendations about online privacy, the World Privacy Forum has released a report questioning the department's record with the safe harbor program, among others.
11/11/2010 Watchdog Planned for Online Privacy Wall Street Journal Julia Angwin The Obama Administration is planning a greater focus on Internet privacy that will involve new laws and the creation of a new position to guide efforts in this area.
11/10/2010 Smaller companies challenged to comply with Massachusetts' data privacy rules Mass High Tech Jill Gambon Many Massachusetts firms are still working to come into compliance with the state's tough new data privacy regulations, eight months after their implementation.
10/29/2010 Discussion: Information Sharing vs. Privacy Federal News Radio Suzanne Kubota The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has announced plans for a database to track cost and quality of service under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
10/25/2010 White House forms federal committee on Internet, privacy policy Washington Post Cecilia Kang A panel appointed by the Obama Administration will focus on Internet privacy.
10/21/2010 GE privacy chief to women: Shed old rules for career success Newtwork World Joan Goodchild IAPP Board Chairman Nuala O'Connor Kelly, CIPP, CIPP/G, chief privacy leader and senior counsel with General Electric, gave the keynote address at the Eighth Annual Executive Women's Forum.
10/15/2010 VA uses new technology to protect vets' health info Federal Times Dan Davidson As part of its ongoing initiative to ensure the security of its data, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented the Visibility to Desktop Initiation.
10/14/2010 Securing Your Laptop Before It Gets Stolen New York Times Jennifer Saranow Schultz Protecting sensitive data on your laptop before it gets stolen is easier than securing it after the fact. 
10/11/2010 Escaping the ‘Scrapers’ Wall Street Journal Staff Writer A report on the array of people-search sites and data brokers that compile public records and social networking profiles. 
10/7/2010 Credit Industry Pitches Card Encryption Information Week Matthew J. Schwartz The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council has released new guidance on card security standards, including the use of point-to-point encryption.
10/4/2010 Financial Data Breaches Linked To Poor Security Compliance Information Week Matthew J. Schwartz Organizations that suffer a data breach are 50 percent less likely to have achieved or maintained compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) than the average organization.
10/1/2010 Privacy Vanguard, HP-IAPP Privacy Innovation Awards announced IAPP Jennifer Saunders Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart received the 2010 IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award for her outstanding leadership, knowledge and creativity in privacy and data protection.
10/1/2010 Experts give tips to create and sustain a “culture of privacy” IAPP Jennifer Saunders U.S. Department of Homeland Security CPO Mary Ellen Callahan, CIPP, and GE Senior Counsel, Information Governance and Chief Privacy Leader Nuala O'Connor Kelly, CIPP, CIPP/G, offered their insights on how to maintain privacy as a priority throughout organizations that must also balance competing demands and diverse regulatory requirements. 
9/22/2010 FTC Testifies on Data Security Legislation Federal Trade Commission Press Release In testimony before a senate subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) associate director for privacy and identity protection said the commission supports proposed legislation that would require companies to use reasonable data security policies and to notify consumers when there is a security breach. 
9/22/2010 Google’s Chief Defends His Privacy Comment — or Joke New York Times Nick Bilton A report on Google CEO Eric Schmidt's appearance on "The Colbert Report" to answer host Stephen Colbert's questions about privacy and a comment Schmidt once made about user anonymity. 
9/20/2010 FDIC's New Guidance: Defuse the Time Bomb Bank Info Security Linda McGlasson The risks office machines pose due to the data they store on their hard drives. 
9/17/2010 The politics of privacy Haaretz Christopher Wolf Christopher Wolf of the Future of Privacy Forum begins his feature for Israel's Haaretz Newspaper discussing the past harms that have come from personal information landing in the wrong hands, writing of the tragedy of the Holocaust and its influence on EU data protection and the EU's view that the U.S., despite laws and regulations intended to protect privacy, still lacks "adequate protection" for personal data. 
9/14/2010 Data security budgets to rocket, says PwC Computer Weekly Warwick Ashford A recent global poll shows that corporate spending on data security will increase sharply.
9/14/2010 Can privacy be saved? Maybe Network World Bill Brenner Speaking before the CSO Security Standard, GE Chief Privacy Leader and Senior Counsel Nuala O'Connor Kelly, CIPP, began with the question of what privacy is. 
9/10/2010 Privacy Framework Security Industry Association   The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its 12-point Privacy Framework to address privacy concerns related to the recording of video, the collection of personally identifiable information and the use of biometrics, RFID and other security technologies.
9/10/2010 Survival of the fittest 2.0 IAPP IAPP Bob Garfield says that our culture is defining privacy down. 
8/30/2010 People born after 1981 have lower privacy standards, Loopt CEO says The Hill Sara Jerome People born after 1981 are likely to have different standards for online privacy than those born earlier.
8/30/2010 Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security: Vol. 2, Privacy and the smart grid US Department of Commerce   The National Institute of Standards and Technology's smart grid privacy subgroup has published the second in its three-volume report on privacy within the smart grid. 
8/25/2010 Federal CIOs Issue Cloud Computing Privacy Framework Government Information Week J. Nicholas Hoover The federal CIO Council says agencies must be aware of the privacy concerns involved in storing personally identifiable information on the cloud.
8/12/2010 Privacy software: Who are the early leaders? Computerworld Jay Cline Jay Cline writes about his investigation into the present and future of the software market for privacy governenance, risk and compliance (GRC) products. 
8/12/2010 PCI Updates Unveiled Bank Info Security Linda McGlasson The PCI Security Standards Council has released a summary of anticipated changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA DSS).
8/6/2010 IT Privacy Advocate to Join NIST Gov Info Security Eric Chabrow Internet privacy advocate and Center for Democracy and Technology Chief Operating Officer Ari Schwartz will, on August 30, take a new post as senior Internet policy adviser at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). 
7/28/2010 Internal threats double as attackers shift strategy SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo A report conducted by Verizon Business and the U.S. Secret Service shows that, increasingly, criminals are partnering with insiders to steal company data. 
7/26/2010 One Breach = $1 Million To $53 Million In Damages Per Year, Report Says Dark Reading Kelly Jackson Higgins A Ponemon Institute report has found that organizations are the victims of cyber attacks at least once per week, costing from $1 million to $53 million per year. 
7/13/2010 EU Commission plans 'umbrella' data protection agreement with US Out-Law News   European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding is keen to hammer out a data protection agreement that would govern all transfers of data between the EU and U.S.
7/12/2010 Commissioner says state privacy report wrong Charleston Daily Mail Jared Hunt A March report by the Social Security Administration that lists West Virginia as one of eight states that grants prisoners access to citizens' personal information was incorrect, according to the commissioner of the state's Division of Corrections. 
7/11/2010 Ohio collects millions selling driving records with your personal information cleveland.com Joe Guillen A report on the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle's (BMV) sale of driving records to commercial entities and other customers. 
7/6/2010 DHS shares privacy expertise in new handbook Federal News Radio Rachel Stevens The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its guide to protecting privacy.
6/23/2010 Companies outsource data at own risk Arizona Republic John Yantis Computer data centers are becoming more common--as is outsourcing data storage--and some privacy experts are cautioning companies to make sure the data is adequately protected. 
6/21/2010 Senior leaders becoming disconnected from security SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo A survey of 66 board members and senior executives at Fortune 100 companies by Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab exposed inadequate involvement in their organizations' privacy and security decisions.
6/17/2010 The clash of data civilisations The Economist   A report on the increasing friction among data protection regulators and global Internet companies. 
6/15/2010 Location Services Raise Privacy Concerns International Business Times Jesse Emspak As location-based services become more common, so do privacy and security concerns. 
6/4/2010 What You Need to Know About Data Privacy Bank Info Security Tom Field Attorney Brian Hengesbaugh, CIPP, talks about the top privacy and security issues for organizations today. 
5/25/2010 Safe Harbor certification may not mean data protection compliance Out-Law.com   The Düsseldorfer Kreis, an informal group of Germany's private sector data protection entities, is cautioning that even if U.S. companies are part of the Safe Harbor data protection agreement, European companies should not take their word on compliance with EU privacy requirements. 
5/18/2010 FTC targets privacy concerns related to copy machines Computerworld Grant Gross The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is contacting copy machine manufacturers and retailers about privacy concerns related to sensitive data stored on the machines' hard drives.
5/13/2010 Laptop stolen from VA contractor contains veterans' personal data NextGov Bob Brewin An unencrypted laptop containing the personal information of 644 veterans was stolen from a Veterans Affairs Department (VA) contractor earlier this year, causing House Veteran Affairs Committee member Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) to investigate the data security measures of other VA contractors.
4/29/2010 Rep. Markey calls for FTC to investigate copy machines' retention of user data Washington Post Cecilia Kang Adding one more to the mounting pile of privacy-related investigation requests the Federal Trade Commission has received in recent days, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) yesterday requested the commission look into the retention of documents on the hard drives of digital copy machines.
4/20/2010 Trilateral Committee on Transborder Data Flows export.gov   The North American Trilateral Committee on Transborder Data Flows has released a report detailing the leading impediments to cross-border information sharing. 
4/20/2010 European Data Protection Supervisor Peter J. Hustinx Honored With IAPP 2010 Privacy Leadership Award IAPP   European Data Protection Supervisor Peter J. Hustinx has received the International Association of Privacy Professionals' 2010 Privacy Leadership Award for his commitment to ensuring individual privacy rights are respected. 
4/15/2010 Digital Photocopiers Loaded With Secrets CBS News Armen Keteyian A CBS News special investigation reveals that sensitive data is readily accessible on many used copy machines. The investigation follows the purchase of four used photocopiers awaiting resale at a New Jersey warehouse. 
4/13/2010 New data breach system tries user pop-ups Techworld John E. Dunn A security company has created a way for users to think twice about the data they access. 
4/12/2010 Guidelines take stab at guarding personal information Government Computer News William Jackson The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released guidelines aimed at helping agencies safeguard personal information.
4/12/2010 Taxes and Personal Data: 5 Tips to Avoid ID Theft New York Times Associated Press A report offers advice on avoiding data theft such as frequently checking financial statements and credit reports, maintaining updated firewall and spyware on computers and changing security passwords often. 
4/11/2010 Advisers need to know how to protect clients' privacy Investment News Brendon Tavelli Brendon Tavelli, of the law firm Proskauer Rose, provides an overview of the laws financial advisors should be aware of and steps they can take to protect their clients' privacy and prevent legal problems. 
4/8/2010 US trying to woo EU back to terror finance program The Associated Press Devlin Barrett U.S. and EU officials are meeting in Spain on data-sharing issues that the U.S. contends are essential to fighting terrorism but that the EU views as violating privacy and civil liberties. 
4/5/2010 Microsoft Cyber Security Survey Finds Businesses' Most Valuable Data at Risk eSecurity Planet Stuart J. Johnston Many companies' IT departments are making significant investments in data protection compliance, possibly to the detriment of company trade secrets. 
3/31/2010 Study Calls for More C-Level Involvement in Cybersecurity CIO Magazine Grant Gross "The Financial Management of Cyber Risk," a new report published by the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is recommending C-level executives implement cybersecurity risk management programs at their companies. 
3/25/2010 CIO Council considers new privacy guidance Federal Computer Week Ben Bain The Federal Chief Information Officers Council has created a guidance document calling for privacy protections to be built into new or modified systems within the federal enterprise architecture.
3/18/2010 High-tech copy machines a gold mine for data thieves Toronto Star Noor Javed A report on the potential privacy implications of photocopiers in the work place. 
3/16/2010 IAPP 10th Anniversary Celebration IAPP Peter Swire At the IAPP's tenth anniversary celebration yesterday, experts offered insight on the future of the data protection field and those who work in it. 
3/16/2010 Commissioner calls for creative approach to new privacy challenges Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Valerie Lawton When it comes to addressing the new challenges arising from rapidly developing technologies, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is urging privacy professionals to be more creative and strategic than ever before. 
3/1/2010 Average annual cost of PCI compliance audit? $225k Network World Ellen Mesmer A recent study found that more than half of qualified security assessors (QSA) say merchants are not proactively managing data privacy and security in their environments.
2/25/2010 Online Privacy and Security Certification Service Settles FTC Charges Federal Trade Commission   A privacy and security certification program has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers about its Web site monitoring and verification practices. 
2/18/2010 How to effectively contract your network privacy Computerworld Andreas Antonopoulos Andreas Antonopoulos offers advice on creating privacy protective vendor contracts in a time of increasing law enforcement demands for data held by third parties. 
2/17/2010 Feds Moving Forward on Smart Grid Security and Privacy GreenTechMedia Stephen Munro Amid rising concerns about the privacy implications of an electrical smart grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a report with recommendations. 
2/16/2010 PCI Security Standards Council readying new payment-card security standard Network World Ellen Mesmer The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) says it's on track to issue a revised standard.
2/11/2010 Deadline looms for Mass. data protection law Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan A report on the Massachusetts data protection regulations that are set to take effect on March 1. 
2/10/2010 Can Insurers Protect The U.S. From Cyber-Attack? National Journal Online Tom Risen A report on the fledgling cyber-insurance market, which might receive a shot in the arm after the "malicious and well-publicized attack" that affected 20 companies in December. 
2/8/2010 The top 5 mistakes of privacy awareness programs Computerworld Jay Cline Good intentions aside, many companies are missing the opportunity to effectively train employees on data protection. 
2/5/2010 Review ordered at Census to ensure accuracy of data Washington Post Carol Morello Director Robert M. Groves has ordered a review of the Census Bureau's identity protection practices after researchers found evidence that "masking" techniques have resulted in instances of flawed data.
2/5/2010 BBB Alerts Consumers about U.S. Census Workers: Be Cooperative, But Cautious! Better Business Bureau   The U.S. Census 2010 is underway and, already, state law enforcement officials say scammers are posing as Census Bureau employees to solicit donations and Social Security numbers. 
2/4/2010 Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks New York Times John Markoff A report on Google's alliance with the National Security Agency (NSA) to learn more about the cyber attacks that breached the company's cybersecurity defenses last year. 
1/28/2010 EPIC Honors Michael Kirby EPIC   EPIC has announced it will present the 2010 International Privacy Champion Award to the Honorable Michael Kirby for his role in the development of the OECD Privacy Guidelines of 1980, which have provided the basis for national laws, international agreements and privacy frameworks around the world. 
1/27/2010 Nation's toughest personal info law about to take effect Government Computer News William Jackson Companies that possess personal information on Massachusetts residents have until March 1 to comply with what experts are calling the toughest data security requirements in the nation.
1/24/2010 The missing Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Washington Post Alan Charles Raul Alan Charles Raul informs readers that a recent report entitled "FBI broke law for years in phone record searches" is missing a primary component of the story: the lack of attention to privacy issues on the part of the federal government itself. 
1/21/2010 FTC Releases Agenda for Second Roundtable on Consumer Privacy and More Information for Third Roundtable Federal Trade Commission   Data Privacy Day will be recognized worldwide on Wednesday, January 28. 
1/20/2010 UN issues call for international privacy agreement The Register Chris Williams A UN official has called for a new international agreement on privacy.
1/19/2010 Google cyberattack highlights threat of malware Mercury News Mike Swift Google's recent disclosure that its China operation was hacked, and that critical intellectual property was pilfered as a result, illustrates the growing level of sophistication of cybercriminals as well as the struggle companies have to keep sensitive information safe.
1/19/2010 IAPP Announces New Appointments to 2010 Board of Directors IAPP   The International Association of Privacy Professionals has announced new appointments to its 2010 Board of Directors. 
1/7/2010 Secure USB Drives Not So Secure CSO John Goodchild At least three vendors have recalled hardware-encrypted USB memory sticks after penetration testers discovered a vulnerability that could allow hackers access to the data contained on the devices.
1/6/2010 Update: Heartland breach shows why compliance is not enough Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan Nearly a year following the disclosure of a Heartland Payment Systems data breach affecting 130 million credit and debit card holders, the debate over the effectiveness of basic compliance continues to rage.
12/22/2009 12 THINGS COMPUTER USERS SHOULD FEAR IN 2010 The Red Tape Chronicles Bob Sullivan Bob Sullivan has identified a dozen top threats to data privacy and security for computer users in the coming year. 
12/18/2009 Privacy Concerns Could Limit Benefits from Real-Time Data Analysis Science Daily   Privacy concerns are impeding beneficial research, according to a Carnegie Mellon computer scientist. 
12/6/2009 Gear up to protect personal info Boston Herald Jennifer Heidt-Powell Now is the time to start gearing up for compliance with the Bay State's strict new data protection regulations.
12/2/2009 Chester Asks That Consumer Privacy Be Addressed in Any Comcast/NBCU Review Broadcasting & Cable John Eggerton Comcast's purchase of NBC Universal has raised consumer privacy concerns. 
12/2/2009 11 Reasons Why Privacy Helps the Bottom Line Law Technology News David Bender Attorney David Bender offers 11 reasons why good privacy means good business. 
12/1/2009 Keep an eye on temps, and other holiday season security tips for retailers Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan 'Tis the season to keep an eye on temporary workers, according to the general manager of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. 
11/20/2009 Obama record on data protection is mixed, EU data tsar believes Brand Republic Noelle McElhatton European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx gave the Obama administration a mixed review on protecting data privacy.
11/16/2009 Omnicom Ready To Name Privacy Czar, Madison Avenue's Second Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A report that Omnicom Media Group will become the second major ad agency to name a privacy executive. 
11/13/2009 Personal privacy issues in the global public eye The Irish Times Karlin Lillington A report on the signing of a draft agreement on international data protection standards at the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Madrid. 
11/11/2009 Pet privacy law restricts shared information 14WFIE.com Cory Stark Fido's history with worms will remain confidential now that Kentucky lawmakers have passed a law to restrict pet information sharing.
11/10/2009 Online users becoming less anxious over security, privacy San Francisco Chronicle Ellen Mesmer The results of a study indicate that anxiety levels related to Internet security and personal safety are lower than they were six months ago.
11/6/2009 Experts agree on proposed global privacy standards Google Associated Press Privacy and data protection commissioners from more than 50 nations  agreed to standards for data collection, destruction and cross-border data transfers.
11/6/2009 NARA admits violating internal policy on personal info Federal Computer Week Ben Bain The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has admitted to violating its own security policy by failing to destroy faulty hard drives containing personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to federal employees and members of the military and, instead, returning the drives to vendors for maintenance. 
11/4/2009 US, EU making progress on data-sharing deal: US official Google Associated Press U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says that U.S. and EU leaders are making progress toward reaching a deal on a binding agreement on data sharing.
11/4/2009 Small firms more susceptible to cyber crime Reuters James Pethokoukis According to a new study by the U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance, only 28 percent of small businesses have Internet security policies and only 14 percent have someone dedicated to information security.
11/4/2009 Data Protection Authorities 2009 Global Benchmarking Survey IAPP   The International Association of Privacy Professionals released its Global Data Protection Authority benchmark report at the IAPP Data Protection and Privacy Workshop in Madrid. 
11/4/2009 Election '09: Ballot scanners raise privacy issues Ithaca Journal Cara Matthews Voters in some New York communities were greeted at the polls this week with new voting technology that uses an optical scanner to record a paper ballot rather than the lever system that had been in use for decades, and not everyone was happy about it. 
11/3/2009 Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud Cnet News.com Elinor Mills The FBI reports seeing an increase in fraudulent activity targeting business banking accounts belonging to small and medium-sized businesses, school districts and municipal governments.
11/2/2009 Determine the Data You Need to Protect Business Week David Meizlik David Meizlik, director of Web and data security for Websense, offers guidance for companies struggling to address data protection regulations such as SOX, HIPAA and PCI. 
10/31/2009 Privacy looms over gay rights vote New York Times William Yardley The identities of more than 138,000 voters who signed a petition placing a referendum against the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington State will be shielded from disclosure by those who support the policy.
10/30/2009 Secure computers aren't so secure MIT News Larry Hardesty Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab's Cryptography and Information Security Group have identified a number of common yet overlooked threats to personal data security, including power fluctuations and sounds generated by a personal computer. 
10/26/2009 The Rise Of The CSO Forbes Andy Greenberg A report on the results of the seventh annual Global State of Information Security Survey.
10/23/2009 Privacy and civil liberties: Where's the watchdog? Washington Post Alan Charles Raul Alan Charles Raul provides readers with the history and evolution of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which was implemented on the recommendation of the Sept. 11 commission.
10/21/2009 The CIO as Chief Security/Privacy Officer CIO Insight Ted DeZabala It may be time for CIOs to delegate some of their technology-heavy functions in order to pay more attention to privacy and security. 
10/19/2009 Worldwide Spending for IT Security Likely to Increase Enterprise IT Planet   Six in 10 respondents to the seventh annual Global State of Information Security Survey believe that security spending will either increase or stay the same.
10/7/2009 The Privacy Projects Launches to Fund 'Evidence-Based' Privacy Research New Group Will Be Independent Voice in Support of Consumer Data Protection PR Web   The Privacy Projects officially announced its launch as a not-for-profit organization to encourage academic, "evidence-based" research into the effectiveness of privacy related tools, policies and practices.
10/6/2009 Generally Accepted Principles AICPA   The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants have published an updated version of their Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP). 
10/1/2009 DHS authorized to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity specialists NextGov Jill Aitoro The Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity specialists to strengthen the security of federal civilian networks and support Secret Service enterprise security requirements.
10/1/2009 Firms need to learn from data protection crackdown Computing Robert Bond Robert Bond of the law firm Speechly Bircham says that all businesses should make themselves aware of the implications of the recent Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) decision concerning Ian Kerr and The Consulting Association. 
9/24/2009 PCI Evolution Tied to Emerging Technologies Bank Info Security Linda McGlasson While they are still under review, the results of a study on how PCI-compliant companies are using new technologies have helped shape discussions at this week's PCI Security Standards Council community meeting in Las Vegas. 
9/24/2009 Complying with Mass. Data Security Regs Compliance Week Melissa Klein Aguilar A report on the results of a survey that reveals the economic and human resource costs associated with coming into compliance with the Massachusetts data security regulations set to take effect next March. 
9/24/2009 DHS set to release privacy report today Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office released its annual privacy report to Congress. 
9/23/2009 PCI Survey Finds Some Merchants Don't Use Antivirus Software PC World Jeremy Kirk The results of a new study indicate that small retailers are less likely to be compliant with the Payment Cards Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
9/22/2009 Hacked! Limiting employer liability for breaches of employee data Business Management Daily Susan Lessack Susan Lessack of Pepper Hamilton LLP offers guidance on protecting employee data handled by third-party vendors. 
9/21/2009 IG:  TSA employees are well-informed on privacy issues NextGov Jill Aitoro The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General (IG) says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made progress in the areas of privacy and compliance, but there is room for improvement.
9/17/2009 Sun Microsystems’ Michelle Dennedy Wins 2009 Goodwin Procter-IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award IAPP   A Sun Microsystems executive received the 2009 Goodwin Procter-IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award. 
9/16/2009 Trevor Hughes and Joe Atkinson Discuss Benchmarking Privacy YouTube Trevor Hughes and Joe Atkinson The Benchmarking Privacy Survey--an IAPP/Ponemon Institute collaboration--examined how privacy professionals manage privacy in their organizations.
9/16/2009 eBay, Facebook, Yahoo Among Most Trusted Firms PCMag.com Chloe Albanesius The Ponemon Institute and TRUSTe have named the most trusted companies when it comes to privacy.
9/13/2009 Achieving Compliance with Massachusetts Data Protection Law ZD Net   A whitepaper that aims to help organizations understand and come into compliance with Massachusetts' data security regulations set to take effect in March. 
9/9/2009 Privacy Groups: Obama Has More Work to Do PC World Grant Gross Privacy interests released report cards on the Obama administration's handling of privacy matters, revealing grades that could get a junior high schooler grounded. 
9/8/2009 Records management and privacy: Conflict or convergence? SC Magazine Ganesh Vednere It is in the interest of record managers to understand privacy and play an active role in their organizations' privacy programs. 
8/25/2009 Carnegie Mellon's Lorrie Cranor Receives NSF Funding For Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Privacy and Security Ascribe Chriss Swaney Carnegie Mellon University will establish a PhD program in usable privacy and security. 
8/12/2009 Google offers users total privacy in Opt Out Village San Francisco Chronicle   The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday on a new mountainside village that may or may not be a boon to California's real estate market. 
8/11/2009 National Retail Federation Poll: Small Retailers Struggling to Understand PCI Dark Reading Kelly Jackson Higgins The results of a National Retail Federation (NRF) poll reveal that while small businesses are largely aware of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), many can't demonstrate their compliance with the standard.
8/6/2009 Court Halts U.s. Internet Seller Ceceptively Posing as U.K.  Home Electronics Site Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a public enforcement action against a California company for making deceptive claims about its Safe Harbor status. 
8/2/2009 Our Privacy, Your Business Forbes Taylor Buley A Wharton School professor says that corporations will have to adapt to increasing consumer savvy when it comes to the role of information security in business dealings.
7/29/2009 FTC Announces Expanded Business Education Campaign on 'Red Flags' Rule Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission has again extended the enforcement deadline for the Red Flags Rule, according to an agency press release. 
7/21/2009 FTC's "Red Flags Rule" For Identity Theft Set To Take Effect August 1 Pre-Employ.com Tom Ahern U.S. privacy professionals are readying their written identity theft prevention programs in these final days before the "Red Flags Rule" enforcement deadline.
7/21/2009 Companies offer to pay for breach fines SC Magazine Chuck Miller Two payment-card processors are offering incentives for merchants' use of certain data-security mechanisms.
7/20/2009 Wal-Mart Unveils New Customer Privacy Policy Information Week Mary Hayes Weier The nation's largest retailer has developed a new privacy policy to cover both its storefront and online operations.
7/15/2009 PCI council publishes wireless security guidelines for payment cards Network World Ellen Mesmer The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has released guidelines for the use of 802.11 wireless access points.
7/15/2009 Group Seek Cloud Computing Standards Information Week J. Nicholas Hoover Industry groups and standards bodies have taken a first step toward cloud computing standardization.
7/15/2009 CEOs underestimate security risks, survey finds ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan Survey results released this week by the Ponemon Institute reveal a disconnect among CEOs and other corporate executives when it comes to security concerns.
7/14/2009 No open meeting concerns at Wisconsin Wal-Mart tour Green Bay Press Gazettte   A group of Wisconsin lawmakers, including members of the Assembly Committee on Personal Privacy, toured a Wal-Mart distribution center. 
6/30/2009 Gartner: Firms Still Playing Catch-Up With Privacy InternetNews.com Kenneth Corbin An industry analyst says enterprise privacy programs should not be subsumed in the information security department.
6/29/2009 Opinion:  You say 'shameful secret,' I say 'privacy' Computerworld Jay Cline Cultural differences are having an impact on privacy in the globalized world. 
6/24/2009 FTC Issues Final Order In CVS Caremark Data Security Case Dark Reading Tim Wilson The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a final consent order in the CVS Caremark case.
6/24/2009 IBM's Plans for Nimbler Encryption Forbes Andy Greenberg IBM researcher Craig Gentry has made a cryptographic breakthrough that has big implications for privacy.
6/24/2009 Red Flags and Privacy: FTC Insights from Joel Winston Gov Info Security Tom Field The deadline for non-banking entities to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act Red Flags Rule is August 1. 
6/24/2009 PCI DSS standards to face open comment SC Magazine Chuck Miller The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) wants feedback on its data security standard.
6/19/2009 PCI-DSS:  Not on health care provider's radar SC Magazine Jim Lacey The chief financial officer of a healthcare IT company says that, despite the fact virtually all healthcare providers now accept credit cards for payment, "virtually none of them are PCI compliant." 
6/16/2009 FTC Approves Final Consent Order Related to James B. Nutter & Company Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consent order against James B. Nutter & Company for violations of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act privacy and safeguards rules. 
6/15/2009 Lawmakers fear White House cybersecurity czar would undercut DHS Role Computer World Jaikumar Vijayan Some lawmakers have expressed concerns about White House plans for a new cybersecurity coordinator, saying it could diminish the role of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
6/12/2009 Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan New York Times THOM SHANKER and DAVID E. SANGER President Obama made it clear that private-sector Internet traffic would not be monitored as part of the nation's new Pentagon-led cybersecurity strategy, but some say it will be very difficult to carry out the objectives of the strategy without entering that realm.
6/12/2009 Web privacy certifier growing as for-profit San Francisco Business Times Patrick Hoge The demand for privacy services is great, according to the San Francisco Business Times in a report on the growth of trustmark provider TRUSTe. 
6/11/2009 A New List of How Much AT&T Knows About You New York Times Saul Hansell AT&T posted a new privacy policy yesterday that is intended to help the company more explicitly communicate to customers about how it handles their information. 
6/11/2009 How Facebook and Twitter are changing data privacy rules ComputerWorld Michael Fitzgerald A CIO article explores the changing face of privacy, discussing data collection, social media, regulation and the emerging shift toward more consumer control of personal data. 
6/3/2009 GAO Reports Urge FDA To Boost Privacy, Modernize IT Systems iHealth Beat   The Government Accountability Office (GAO) wants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve privacy and security protections for its Sentinel Initiative.
6/1/2009 Experts: Cyber czar's authority must be resolved Congress Daily Andrew Noyes Experts are wary about how much authority the new White House cybersecurity coordinator will have.
5/29/2009 Fending Off Attacks in Cyberspace - Room for Debate Blog New York Times The Editors New York Times editors asked experts whether White House plans to appoint a cybersecurity official and military cybercommand will help plug holes in the nation's cyberstructure. 
5/27/2009 Interior Botches Officials' Passports, Report Finds Washington Post Ed O'Keefe Three government offices that issue diplomatic and official passports have until June 19 to respond to an Interior Department report alleging improper handling of passports and passport applications.
5/20/2009 The Hidden Cost of Privacy Forbes Lee Gomes An increased focus on privacy is not necessarily increasing consumer privacy protection.
5/18/2009 Security budgets are falling, survey says Network World Ellen Mesmer A study of more than 200 information security officers (ISOs) has revealed that security budgets are falling.
5/6/2009 Post-breach, Heartland plans aggressive encryption project Network World Ellen Mesmer Heartland Payment Systems will begin trialing an end-to-end encryption system late this summer. 
5/4/2009 Stimulus package alters HIPAA rules for business associates American Medical News Steven Harris Steven Harris outlines the expansion of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules on privacy and security 
5/1/2009 LimeWire Chairman Assures Congress: Privacy Safeguards Are in Place Wired Eliot Van Buskirk Policymakers continue to struggle with the potential privacy and national security issues posed by the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) programs. 
4/30/2009 New standard for encrypting card data in the works; backers include Heartland Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan A new specification will be developed for encrypting cardholder data during transaction processes. 
4/29/2009 No Mercy for CEOs of Defaulting Companies  CXOToday.com Staff It seems people want stricter laws for not only cybercriminals but also companies that compromise their client data.
4/29/2009 Facebook's Kelly launches Calif. AG bid CNET News Caroline McCarthy Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly yesterday announced that he will form an exploratory committee to forward a potential run for the office of Attorney General of California.
4/28/2009 Data Masking Hides Data in Plain Sight ByteandSwitch.com George Hulme The process takes real customer data and converts it to phony data that can't be tied to a real person, but can still be used for app-testing purposes.
4/27/2009 Is mobile computing the Achilles' heel in your organization? Network World Ellen Mesmer Mobile computing, from laptops to the myriad handheld devices such as smartphones, BlackBerries, iPhones, USB tokens and PDAs, can certainly be regarded as a weak spot in terms of security.
4/27/2009 Data Security Trends: Staying Ahead of the Bad Guys  Enterprise Systems Gary Palgon What you can do now to stay a step ahead of the changing vulnerability landscape.
4/27/2009 How scared should you be about data security statistics? Network World Ellen Mesmer The number of crimeware-spreading Web sites infecting PCs with password-stealing crimeware reached an all-time high of 31,173 in December.
4/27/2009 Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Wall Street Journal Bruce Schneier Almost none of more than 27 million people who took the RealAge quiz realized that their personal health data was sold to drug companies, who in turned used that information for targeted e-mail marketing campaigns.
4/27/2009 Privacy-information services: The free, the cheap and the pricey Computerworld Jay Cline A run down of various on-line privacy resources.
4/23/2009 Security Pro to Companies: Assume You're Owned  PC World Erik Larkin Major companies should assume the bad guys have already broken into their network, and are better off diverting some resources from attack prevention to ferreting out existing invasions, says one prominent security expert.
4/23/2009 Q&A: The transformation of identity and access management  SC Magazine Dave Hansen Interview with Dave Hansen, general manager, CA Security Management
4/23/2009 Further changes needed on data privacy rules  Mass High Tech Paul Guzzi More work is needed to ensure that pending state data privacy regulation strikes this essential balance.
4/20/2009 The impact of layoffs on business security SecurityInfoWatch Joel Griffin Security experts advise companies to have plans in place to protect proprietary information, as well as employees prior to downsizing their workforce.
4/20/2009 Laid-Off IT Staffers Can Do Real Damage bMighty.com  Jennifer Moline With mounting layoffs come more disgruntled ex-employees with axes to grind.
4/20/2009 Top 10 privacy beefs VNUNet David Neal The tactics and tools most likely to get up the noses of privacy bods - and Celine Dion fans
4/16/2009 PCI Shrugged: Debunking Criticisms of PCI DSS  CSO Ben Rothke PCI DSS is imperfect, but Ben Rothke and Anton Chuvakin say the standard is in security's best interest. Here they refute common complaints and criticisms of PCI DSS.
4/16/2009 Hackers Test Limits of Credit Card Security Standards  Quantcast
Washington Post
Brian Krebs The number, scale and sophistication of data breaches fueled by hackers last year is rekindling the debate over the efficacy of the credit card industry's security standards for safeguarding customer data.
4/16/2009 Microsoft cloud security in Forefront Computerworld Mark Everett Hall Microsoft will make a move that reflects the increasing migration of companies' data governance and data protection responsibilities. The company will officially merge its identity and security teams,.
4/15/2009 Obama to receive cybersecurity review this week USA Today Byron Acohido The 60-day review of U.S. cybersecurity policy wraps up this week.
4/15/2009 Corporate data too lucrative not to mine  ZDNet Asia Vivian Yeo An "astonishing" number of electronic corporate records fell into the hands of the wrong people last year although such incidents could have been easily prevented.
4/14/2009 Q&A: Preventing Data Loss Enterprise Systems James E. Powell A closer look at the components and best practices for success with your data loss prevention project.
4/14/2009 The SaaS Security Squeeze TechNewsWorld Jack M. Germain Multiple Software as a Service (SaaS) applications are becoming the delivery method of choice for organizations looking for ways to reduce their IT costs. 
4/13/2009 PCI security rules may require reinforcements Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan A report on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which was the topic of a recent U.S. House of Representatives hearing. 
4/10/2009 Tax season brings phishing and other scams CNET News Elinor Mills If you are like many Americans who will file their federal income taxes online this week, security experts have a message for you: be careful. 
4/10/2009 The Privacy & Security Advantage SC Magazine Al Raymond A chief privacy officer reminds readers that it is less expensive to keep customers happy than it is to acquire new ones. 
4/8/2009 Don't give up on privacy  Ottawa Citizen Ian Kerr Emerging technologies may shape our values, but our values must also shape and constrain technology.
4/6/2009 Is A Good Privacy Policy Also Good Business? Information Week Frederic Paul The benefits to having a progressive privacy policy and sticking to it, says Nicole Ozer of the ACLU of Northern California, range from good PR and customer loyalty to avoiding costly privacy "firestorms." 
4/5/2009 Data minimisation may plug breaches New York Times   Two Wharton professors who say that companies should reduce the amount of personal data they hold in order to reduce their liability. 
3/30/2009 Whose job is it really? CSO Online Andrew Jaquith Forrester Research senior analyst Andrew Jaquith says the pressure on IT security to secure enterprise data in all its forms has "reached its breaking point," and that CISOs should devolve responsibility to the business units. 
3/19/2009 Post-breach criticism of PCI security standard misplaced, Visa exec says ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan A Visa Inc. executive is defending the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) that has come under scrutiny in the wake of the Heartland Payment Systems data breach and others.
3/17/2009 Visa drops Heartland, RBS WorldPay from PCI compliance list after breaches ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan In the wake of its recent data breach, Visa Inc. has dropped Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. from its list of companies that are compliant with Payment Card Industry data-security rules (PCI DSS).
3/16/2009 Leibowitz Pushes For Privacy Harmonization National Journal Online   Speaking at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) "Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy" workshop yesterday, Chairman Jon Leibowitz said that privacy harmony among nations is "not beyond our reach." 
3/13/2009 Senator Olympia Snowe honored with IAPP 2009 Privacy Leadership Award IAPP   A U.S. senator received the IAPP Privacy Leadership Award in Washington, DC this week. 
3/11/2009 A New Approach to Protecting Privacy in the Evolving Digital Economy IAPP   The Business Forum for Consumer Privacy (BFCP)--a coalition of companies including Microsoft, Google and HP--will today release a whitepaper intended to start a discussion about governing information collection and use. 
2/26/2009 The Tech Lab:  Bruce Schneier BBC News Bruce Schneier Security expert and author Bruce Schneier says that 100 years ago people ignored pollution in the rush to build the industrial age, today we're ignoring data in our rush to build the information age.
2/25/2009 FCC Proposes Fines Over Data Protection Wall Street Journal Amy Schatz The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined more than 650 small telecommunications companies for failing to certify that they are protecting customer data.
2/24/2009 When a Company Folds, Who Guards Your Data's Privacy? CIO Pam Baker Pam Baker lifts the veil on an ugly topic that is becoming more relevant as the economy weakens: what happens to data assets when a company folds or sells off equipment? "
2/23/2009 Top 20 Cybersecurity Defenses Proposed Information Week Thomas Claburn A public-private consortium has released a list of 20 key actions organizations should take to prevent cyber attacks.
2/18/2009 A Creative Commons for Privacy? Ars Technica Julian Sanchez What about a Creative Commons-style setup for privacy policies? Julian Sanchez is "astonished" that no one has implemented such a scheme. 
2/13/2009 DHS Privacy Committee Offers Guidance National Journal Online Winter Casey The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee hand-delivered a letter to newly appointed DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano with 16 recommendations for addressing departmental privacy issues.
2/13/2009 Court denies cable bid to turn back privacy rules Reuters   A U.S. appeals court on Friday denied a petition by the cable industry to override Federal Communications Commission (FCC) customer privacy rules.
2/4/2009 Human Error Cited As Greatest Security Risk Information Week Thomas Claburn A new report by Deloitte says human error remains the leading cause of lapses in data security, but the study's principal author, Adel Melek, says that adverse economic conditions exacerbated the situation by putting additional pressure on employees. 
1/28/2009 Data Privacy Day 2009 Intel   Privacy professionals, government officials and data protection regulators in the U.S., Canada and 27 European countries are discussing, presenting and shredding their way through various awareness-raising events to commemorate Data Privacy Day. 
1/22/2009 Feds Charge Mortgage Broker In Potential Data Breach Consumer Affairs   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought charges against a Las Vegas-based mortgage broker for failing to protect and properly dispose of consumer report information and for falsely claiming that data protection safeguards were in place. 
1/22/2009 Obama Administration Outlines Cyber Security Strategy Washington Post Brian Krebs The Obama administration has released its cyber security strategy.
1/20/2009 Data management will be priority in 2009 Computing Angelica Mari A recently released Deloitte report on key IT trends for 2009 reveals that information handling and social networking will be areas of attention in the coming year.
1/19/2009 Obama:  Hope and Change for IT? IT Management Dennis McCafferty The bipartisan Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency has recommended the creation of a high-level post for countering cybercrime, and "with the White House and Congress dominated by the Democratic party, privacy is emerging as an equally prominent issue," this report states. 
1/15/2009 NIST releases draft guidelines for data protection SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released preliminary recommendations for federal agencies' protection of personally identifiable information (PII). 
1/15/2009 Massachusetts Gets Tough on Data Security Bank Systems & Technology Maria Bruno-Britz Massachusetts businesses and businesses who hold data on Massachusetts' residents are preparing for the May 1 compliance deadline on new data security rules thought to be the strictest in the nation, so far. 
1/9/2009 IRS Still Vulnerable to Cyber Breaches PC World Grant Gross The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still has much to do to shore up data protection.
1/8/2009 Court papers get second look as personal-data privacy rule kicks in Arkansas Democratic Gazette Kristin Netterstrom While some states continue to grapple with the public record-private information issue, officials in Arkansas have redacted Social Security numbers and banking information from court records statewide. 
1/6/2009 Avoiding Twitter hacks, Koobface, and other security holes Christian Science Monitor Matthew Shaer Social networks, once considered safe pastures for users, seem no longer to be immune from malware.
1/6/2009 Data protection trumps threat pursuit in SMB's 2009 security spending SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Linda Tucci A Forrester Research report finds that small and medium-sized businesses will spend more on security in 2009, and will zero in on data protection
1/5/2009 DHS office describes how it assesses privacy Federal Computer Week Ben Bain The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a guidance document outlining how it assesses the privacy impact of its systems, processes and programs.
1/5/2009 Lock down that data Government Computer News William Jackson An encryption method that has been under development for more than a decade has matured and emerged as a potential tool in securing human resources databases.
12/20/2008 Post Office Reopens Santa Program With Privacy Controls New York Times Trymaine Lee The United States Postal Service has resumed its century-old Operation Santa Claus program after making modifications to protect the privacy of those involved.
12/18/2008 Collaboration security tops list of federal CIO concerns Government Computer News Wyatt Kash A survey of federal information technology officials revealed that security and privacy are among their top concerns.
12/17/2008 International data protection agreement reached Federal Computerworld Wyatt Kash United States and European Union officials have announced an accord to guide the data protection and sharing practices among nations.
12/15/2008 In IBM, HP and Apple we trust Network World Ellen Messmer Privacy think tank Ponemon Institute, and trustmark group TRUSTe have announced the results of the annual "Most Trusted Companies" study, a measurement of consumer perception of brand trust. 
12/9/2008 How to Prevent Digital Snooping Wall Street Journal Bruce Scheier Security expert Bruce Scheier discusses the importance of audit as a security measure.
12/9/2008 The IAPP Honors Marty Abrams with its 2009 Privacy Vanguard Award marketwatch.com IAPP Martin Abrams received the 2008 Privacy Vanguard Award at a reception last night in Washington, DC. 
12/4/2008 Survey:  The best privacy advisers in 2008 Computerworld Jay Cline Computerworld has announced the best privacy advisers of 2008.
12/3/2008 Editing records could cost $1.8 million, state is told Des Moines Register Jason Clayworth Administrators say it will cost about $1.8 million to redact sensitive information from the IowaLandRecords.org Web site.
12/2/2008 Carnegie Mellon CyLab Survey Unveils Major Gap in the Way U.S. Boards and CEOs Manage Cyber Risks Market Watch Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab are recommending more top level involvement in risk management and privacy. 
12/1/2008 Privacy Compliance 101:  Why Massachusetts Data Security Standards DO Affect You CIO Cynthia Larose and Elissa Flynn-Poppey Strict new Massachusetts data protection regulations go into effect on May 1, 2009. 
12/1/2008 CPO and CISO:  A Comprehensive Approach to Information CSO Online Joan Goodchild Nuala O'Connor Kelly, CIPP, describes how teaming up with her IT counterparts has helped strengthen her company's information privacy and security. 
10/10/2008 Privacy is a thing of the past, says private investigator Computerworld Robert L. Mitchell Steven Rambam has a 25-billion record database containing the personal information of "pretty much every American." 
10/6/2008 Average privacy policy takes 10 minutes to read, research finds Out-Law News   It takes about 10 minutes to read the average privacy policy, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, who examined the online privacy policies of 75 popular Web sites. 
9/29/2008 Waltham tech co. helps businesses maintain privacy Boston Herald Christine McConville A Massachusetts company has created a tool with potentially broad-reaching privacy implications.
9/24/2008 Nevada to Enforce E-mail Encryption Law TMCnet Susan J. Campbell A Nevada data encryption law signed in 2005 will go into effect on October 1. Under the statute, businesses must encrypt all Internet transmissions of personally identifiable information.
9/5/2008 Speaker Interviews IAPP Dov Seidman How does privacy translate to business success and profitability? Dov Seidman shares his thoughts on privacy, principles, compliance and trust--which he says is the "hard currency of business success--" in this special Daily Dashboard Q&A interview.
9/4/2008 Public-data site under fire for planned sale Chicago Tribune Associated Press Iowa County Records Association officials have been negotiating with a real estate database company to sell the contents of a database that includes the Social Security numbers and other personal information of mortgage holders statewide. 
8/18/2008 What Impact Is Technology Having on Privacy Around the World Scientific American Larry Greenemeier In an issue dedicated to the topic, Scientific American crosses the globe to report on the unique privacy-related issues different regions are grappling with. 
8/14/2008 Privacy worry over location data BBC News Maggie Shiels Yahoo recently launched Fire Eagle, an application that lets users expose their location on the Web--right down to the street address, if they choose.
8/3/2008 If You Run a Red Light, Will Everyone Know? New York Times Brad Stone A New York Times essay highlights the growing discomfort among many with the posting of publicly-available information on the Internet. 
7/14/2008 ID industry fighting Big Brother image ContactlessNews   Radio frequency identification technology and biometrics get a bad rap. That's according to many in the ID industry who believe the benefits derived from these technologies outweigh the pitfalls. A ContactlessNews report tells how ID industry advocates are working to overcome the negative stigmas attached to RFID and biometrics applications, which are increasingly being used in everything from passports to public schools. 
7/10/2008 U.S. defends laptop searches at the border Christian Science Monitor Alexandra Marks The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) believes its practice of seizing and reviewing the content of laptop computers entering the country at border crossings is necessary to defend against terrorism and to preventing the transport of child pornography. 
7/10/2008 U.S. defends laptop searches at the border Christian Science Monitor Alexandra Marks The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) believes its practice of seizing and reviewing the content of laptop computers entering the country at border crossings is necessary to defend against terrorism and to preventing the transport of child pornography. 
7/7/2008 Businesses Falling Short of Privacy Laws New York Times Ana Patricia Ferrey According to a new survey by data protection firm Iron Mountain, a significant number of companies are not familiar with state privacy laws, and nearly one-third were unfamiliar with federal privacy law.  According to the New York Times, the survey of 115 privacy professionals found that only 59 percent were confident in their knowledge of their state's privacy laws. The survey was conducted in advance of new, stricter consumer protection provisions under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
6/23/2008 What Privacy Policy? Forbes.com Andy Greenberg A study released today shows a gap in perception between privacy executives and marketing departments when it comes to sharing customer data. Forbes reports that the study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute for the email marketing firm Strongmail, reveals that although 75 percent of privacy officers believe their organization limits the sharing of customer information, a third of marketing executives said they have no limits on what customer data they share with third parties. 
6/23/2008 What Privacy Policy? Forbes.com Andy Greenberg A study released today shows a gap in perception between privacy executives and marketing departments when it comes to sharing customer data. Forbes reports that the study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute for the email marketing firm Strongmail, reveals that although 75 percent of privacy officers believe their organization limits the sharing of customer information, a third of marketing executives said they have no limits on what customer data they share with third parties. 
6/20/2008 Time to update the Privacy Act? Federal Computer Week Mary Mosquera The Privacy Act may be updated, says a Federal Computer Week report. "There is no question that the Privacy Act of 1974 is not up to the realities of 2008 and the Age of Information," said Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. 
6/12/2008 Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Others unite to fight NYS  ad targeting bill Washington Post.com David Kaplan An ad hoc coalition of companies with a stake in online advertising have signed on to a letter addressed to New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky outlining their opposition to a bill Brodsky has authored that would impose restrictions on data collection for use in online advertising. 
6/12/2008 Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Others unite to fight NYS  ad targeting bill Washington Post.com David Kaplan An ad hoc coalition of companies with a stake in online advertising have signed on to a letter addressed to New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky outlining their opposition to a bill Brodsky has authored that would impose restrictions on data collection for use in online advertising. 
6/10/2008 DOD funds research into info sharing Government Computer News William Jackson Six universities will share a $7.5 million dollar Defense Department (DOD) grant to help agencies find ways to share sensitive information while also ensuring privacy and security of that information.
6/9/2008 Companies under fire for privacy faux pas Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A consortium of digital rights advocates wants Congress to investigate the legalities of behavioral targeting practices.
6/9/2008 Companies under fire for privacy faux pas Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A consortium of digital rights advocates wants Congress to investigate the legalities of behavioral targeting practices.
6/3/2008 Google attacked over privacy policy visibility cnetnews.com Anne Broache The debate concerning the location of Google's privacy policy continues. Yesterday, a coalition of privacy advocate groups sent a letter to the company's CEO questioning the conspicuousness of its policy.
6/2/2008 FTC halts pretexting to obtain confidential information SC Magazine Sue Marquette Poremba The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put a stop to one company's use of pretexting--a technique by which individuals use false pretenses to obtain consumers' private information.
6/2/2008 FTC halts pretexting to obtain confidential information SC Magazine Sue Marquette Poremba The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put a stop to one company's use of pretexting--a technique by which individuals use false pretenses to obtain consumers' private information.
6/2/2008 California Privacy Chief Says Google Should Improve Disclosure New York Times Saul Hansell Saul Hansell's quest to interpret California's Online Privacy Protection Act continues. The law mandates that commercial Web site operators post their privacy policies conspicuously on their homepage or on the first significant page users reach after entering a Web site.
5/30/2008 Google Seeks Dismissal Of Street View Lawsuit Information Week Thomas Claburn Google insists it has the right to drive upon a private road, turn around in a private driveway, and take pictures of private property.
5/30/2008 Google Seeks Dismissal Of Street View Lawsuit Information Week Thomas Claburn Google insists it has the right to drive upon a private road, turn around in a private driveway, and take pictures of private property.
5/30/2008 Is Google Violating a California Privacy Law? New York Times Saul Hansell In his New York Times blog, Saul Hansell looks into California's Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003, which mandates operators of commercial Web sites to post their privacy policies on the homepage of their sites, or on the first significant page after entering the Web site.
5/28/2008 Measures Aim To Bolster Data Privacy news.gov.hk   Government staff will undergo training to raise awareness on information security and privacy, says a News.gov report. Topics to be covered include the handling of official documents outside the office and a review of relevant policies and guidelines. 
5/28/2008 Privacy Concerns Seen Hurting Online Ad Biz Reuters Diane Bartz Reuters reports that financial services research organization Stanford Group Co. yesterday forecast possible slowed growth in Internet advertising due to widespread discomfort among consumers and governmental officials about behavioral targeting -- the method online advertisers use to track consumers' online behavior so they may tailor ads to individuals. 
5/28/2008 Measures Aim To Bolster Data Privacy news.gov.hk   Government staff will undergo training to raise awareness on information security and privacy, says a News.gov report. Topics to be covered include the handling of official documents outside the office and a review of relevant policies and guidelines. 
5/28/2008 Privacy Concerns Seen Hurting Online Ad Biz Reuters Diane Bartz Reuters reports that financial services research organization Stanford Group Co. yesterday forecast possible slowed growth in Internet advertising due to widespread discomfort among consumers and governmental officials about behavioral targeting -- the method online advertisers use to track consumers' online behavior so they may tailor ads to individuals. 
5/28/2008 Histradrut, employers draft agreement over employee computer privacy Haaretz Ruth Sinai Labor and employer organizations have come to consensus on the degree of privacy employees should have while using a workplace computer, and on what access employers should be permitted.
5/28/2008 Technical Working Group Studying RP Data Privacy Bills INQUIRER.net Erwin Oliva The consensus at a recent Philippines technical working group meeting was that the nation adopt the European Union framework on data privacy when developing data privacy bills, says a report on Inquirer.net. 
5/22/2008 Google Questioned over privacy practices Reuters Diane Bartz Texas Rep. Joe Barton wants to make sure that, as the Google-DoubleClick merger progresses, the companies are making every effort to ensure the protection of customer data, says a Reuters report.
5/22/2008 Feds encrypt 800,000 laptops Network World Carolyn Duffy Marsan In an effort to secure the personal data of millions, federal agencies have begun purchasing and deploying encryption software for the roughly two million laptops, handhelds and removable storage devices at federal, state and local government agencies nationwide. 
5/22/2008 Google Questioned over privacy practices Reuters Diane Bartz Texas Rep. Joe Barton wants to make sure that, as the Google-DoubleClick merger progresses, the companies are making every effort to ensure the protection of customer data, says a Reuters report.
5/22/2008 Feds encrypt 800,000 laptops Network World Carolyn Duffy Marsan In an effort to secure the personal data of millions, federal agencies have begun purchasing and deploying encryption software for the roughly two million laptops, handhelds and removable storage devices at federal, state and local government agencies nationwide. 
5/20/2008 U.S. Corporations massively read employee e-mail Help Net Security   Recent survey results reveal that, in an effort to protect corporate data, many large enterprises are increasing controls on the outbound communications of employees, says a Help Net Security report. 
5/20/2008 U.S. Corporations massively read employee e-mail Help Net Security   Recent survey results reveal that, in an effort to protect corporate data, many large enterprises are increasing controls on the outbound communications of employees, says a Help Net Security report. 
5/19/2008 Lawmakers Ask ISP Not to Share Data With NebuAd Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Two lawmakers are questioning whether or not Charter Communication's plan to share data about their users Web habits violates users' privacy rights.
5/19/2008 Lawmakers Ask ISP Not to Share Data With NebuAd Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Two lawmakers are questioning whether or not Charter Communication's plan to share data about their users Web habits violates users' privacy rights.
5/16/2008 Data Shuffling as a way to protect privacy Network World Alpha Doggs Oklahoma State University's Technology Business Assessment Group has provided $100,000 to fund a project aimed at protecting the privacy of online data using the data shuffling method. The project, "Developing Data Protection Software Based on Data Shuffling," involves faculty researchers from OSU and the University of Kentucky. 
5/12/2008 Proposed Privacy rules rile small brokerage firms Investment News Bruce Kelly Proposed changes to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Regulation S-P have small and independent-contractor brokerage firms feeling overburdened and worried for their futures. 
4/25/2008 Understanding Data Security Risks of P2P eweek.com Brian Prince eWeek reports that leaks of personal data caused by peer-to-peer file transfers are on the rise, and that new research in the area shows that organizations might not be doing enough to prevent them. 
4/25/2008 Understanding Data Security Risks of P2P eweek.com Brian Prince eWeek reports that leaks of personal data caused by peer-to-peer file transfers are on the rise, and that new research in the area shows that organizations might not be doing enough to prevent them. 
4/16/2008 In business, protection pays off Chicago Tribune Deanese Williams-Harris  About 300 people attended a one-day workshop on data protection for businesses co-sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and hosted by the Northwestern University Law School in Chicago. 
4/16/2008 In business, protection pays off Chicago Tribune Deanese Williams-Harris  About 300 people attended a one-day workshop on data protection for businesses co-sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and hosted by the Northwestern University Law School in Chicago. 
4/15/2008 IBM proposes global security organization Washington Technology Alice Lipowicz Tech giant IBM's public sector consulting group says a global security watchdog organization is needed to provide increased protection to people and infrastructure worldwide. 
3/17/2008 A Battle Is Brewing Over Online Bahavioral Advertising eweek.com Renee Boucher Ferguson If passed, a bill moving through the New York State Assembly that has been described as an Internet advertising bill of rights could establish a de facto national standard regulating the ways in which online advertisers collect data. 
3/17/2008 Research:  IT security maturing, but misaligned Info World Matt Hines While the information technology security market continues to mature, it remains out of sync with the needs of the business activities most in need of ITSec capabilities, according to new research by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IDG publications CSO and CIO.
3/17/2008 State agency moves to plug USB flash drive security gap Computer World Brian Fonseca In response to knowledge that portable universal serial bus (USB) flash drives, commonly known as thumb drives or memory sticks, are a common source of data security violations, the State of Washington has begun distributing secure USB flash drives within the state's Division of Child Support. 
3/17/2008 A Battle Is Brewing Over Online Bahavioral Advertising eweek.com Renee Boucher Ferguson If passed, a bill moving through the New York State Assembly that has been described as an Internet advertising bill of rights could establish a de facto national standard regulating the ways in which online advertisers collect data. 
3/17/2008 Research:  IT security maturing, but misaligned Info World Matt Hines While the information technology security market continues to mature, it remains out of sync with the needs of the business activities most in need of ITSec capabilities, according to new research by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IDG publications CSO and CIO.
3/17/2008 State agency moves to plug USB flash drive security gap Computer World Brian Fonseca In response to knowledge that portable universal serial bus (USB) flash drives, commonly known as thumb drives or memory sticks, are a common source of data security violations, the State of Washington has begun distributing secure USB flash drives within the state's Division of Child Support. 
3/11/2008 Q&A: Howard Schmidt talks about privacy, Chinese hackers and background checks Computer World Sharon Gaudin Former White House security advisor Howard Schmidt engaged in a question-and-answer session published by Computerworld in which the 31-year security veteran discussed a number of cyber and information security issues.
3/11/2008 Q&A: Howard Schmidt talks about privacy, Chinese hackers and background checks Computer World Sharon Gaudin Former White House security advisor Howard Schmidt engaged in a question-and-answer session published by Computerworld in which the 31-year security veteran discussed a number of cyber and information security issues.
3/10/2008 Changing a mindset: Audits are no longer one-off events SC Magazine Bryan Cote Time was, security audits were infrequent, imprecise and protracted affairs. Today, however, companies can expect to be audited on a more regular basis and, depending on their line of business, for compliance with multiple regulations, such as HIPAA, GLBA and other legal and industry standards.
2/28/2008 NZ Privacy Commish Wants Mandatory Breach Notice Computer World Staff Writer New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Marie Schroff is in favor of implementing a mandatory data breach notice, even though her office recently finalized a set of recommendations for voluntary notice. 
2/27/2008 FTC Chair Majoras to Step Down The Wall Street Journal Martinne Geller In a report broken by The Wall Street Journal and reported by Reuters, insiders have said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will resign from her post next month to accept a position as vice president and general counsel at consumer products giant Procter & Gamble.
2/26/2008 Opinion: Feds Don't Practice The Privacy They Preach Information Week George Hulme George Hulme, writing for InformationWeek's Security Weblog says that federal agencies talk a good game when it comes to privacy, writing rules and regulations for private industry to follow, but when it comes to walking the walk, government falls short of the mark.
2/26/2008 FTC Content To Observe Impact Of IAB Guidelines ClickZ.com Kate Kaye According to ClickZ, the Federal Trade Commission has opted to take a "wait and see" approach to new privacy guidelines put forth by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). The IAB's guidelines touch broadly on five areas of concern to the FTC, including notice, collection, use, security and accountability.
2/25/2008 Lawmakers Ask Agencies For Data Security Update FCW.com Jason Miller Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent letters to 24 Cabinet agencies Feb. 22 requesting a written timeline for when they will meet all four requirements laid out by the Office of Management and Budget in a June 2006 memo.
2/25/2008 Lawmakers Ask Agencies For Data Security Update FCW.com Jason Miller Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent letters to 24 Cabinet agencies Feb. 22 requesting a written timeline for when they will meet all four requirements laid out by the Office of Management and Budget in a June 2006 memo.
2/23/2008 Facebook's Subscriber Knowledge Runs Deep  The Washington Post Catherine Rampell While privacy advocates and disgruntled users focus on the difficult task of completely deleting account data after a decision to unsubscribe from the popular Facebook social networking utility, are active users overlooking the data they think they've deleted from their active accounts?
2/23/2008 Facebook's Subscriber Knowledge Runs Deep  The Washington Post Catherine Rampell While privacy advocates and disgruntled users focus on the difficult task of completely deleting account data after a decision to unsubscribe from the popular Facebook social networking utility, are active users overlooking the data they think they've deleted from their active accounts?
2/22/2008 Opinion: Does Search Marketing Need Standards? Search Engine Land Paul J. Bruemmer Paul J. Bruemmer wonders whether the time has come for the search engine industry to implement marketing standards.
2/22/2008 Opinion: Does Search Marketing Need Standards? Search Engine Land Paul J. Bruemmer Paul J. Bruemmer wonders whether the time has come for the search engine industry to implement marketing standards.
2/21/2008 Encryption May Not Be Enough  Cnet News.com Declan McCullagh CNet's Declan McCullagh says security researchers last week published a white paper describing how disk encryption may have serious vulnerabilities rendering their security inadequate for keeping sensitive information from the prying eyes of data thieves. 
2/21/2008 Driver's License Scanning At Clubs Outlawed ComputerWorld New Zeland Stephen Bell Wellington New Zealand's Law Commission says that the progress of technology is outpacing privacy law.
2/21/2008 Reed Elsevier to Buy ChoicePoint for $3.5 Billion  Bloomberg.com Simon Thiel London-based Reed Elsevier will buy Alpharetta, Georgia-based ChoicePoint for $3.5 billion.
2/21/2008 Encryption May Not Be Enough  Cnet News.com Declan McCullagh CNet's Declan McCullagh says security researchers last week published a white paper describing how disk encryption may have serious vulnerabilities rendering their security inadequate for keeping sensitive information from the prying eyes of data thieves. 
2/21/2008 Driver's License Scanning At Clubs Outlawed ComputerWorld New Zeland Stephen Bell Wellington New Zealand's Law Commission says that the progress of technology is outpacing privacy law.
2/21/2008 Reed Elsevier to Buy ChoicePoint for $3.5 Billion  Bloomberg.com Simon Thiel London-based Reed Elsevier will buy Alpharetta, Georgia-based ChoicePoint for $3.5 billion.
2/20/2008 Court Criticized Over Wikileaks Ruling ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan Civil rights groups and privacy watchdogs are speaking out against a ruling by a California District Court judge that threatens to shut down the controversial Web site Wikileaks.org.
2/20/2008 Court Criticized Over Wikileaks Ruling ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan Civil rights groups and privacy watchdogs are speaking out against a ruling by a California District Court judge that threatens to shut down the controversial Web site Wikileaks.org.
2/13/2008 FTC Lengthens Window On BT Comments clickZ.com Zachary Rodgers ClickZ blogger Zachary Rodgers writes that the Federal Trade Commission has extended the period for accepting public comment on the self-regulatory guidelines it published last year for the Behavioral Targeting industry from February 22 to April 11.
2/13/2008 FTC Says Consumer Data Security A Top Priority Media Daily News Eric Sass In a speech delivered before the Direct Marketing Association this week, the Federal Trade Commission's Eileen Harrington, deputy director of the Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said that enforcing consumer data security is "of the highest and greatest concern."
2/13/2008 FTC Lengthens Window On BT Comments clickZ.com Zachary Rodgers ClickZ blogger Zachary Rodgers writes that the Federal Trade Commission has extended the period for accepting public comment on the self-regulatory guidelines it published last year for the Behavioral Targeting industry from February 22 to April 11.
2/13/2008 FTC Says Consumer Data Security A Top Priority Media Daily News Eric Sass In a speech delivered before the Direct Marketing Association this week, the Federal Trade Commission's Eileen Harrington, deputy director of the Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said that enforcing consumer data security is "of the highest and greatest concern."
2/12/2008 Interactive Map Tracks Progress Of Privacy Laws CSO Magazine Scott Berinato CSO Magazine has published an article on the progress of data breach notification laws in the U.S., including an interactive map that allows the reader to click on a state and see whether or not the state has a law either on the books or pending, along with a summary of the law's provisions.
2/11/2008 Opinion: Search For Recognition To Change Online Advertising Wall Street Journal Esther Dyson In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Esther Dyson says that, while all online advertising eyes are focused on the pending merger of Google and DoubleClick, as well as Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo, the real action is happening among the subscribers of online social networking utilities.
2/11/2008 Opinion: Search For Recognition To Change Online Advertising Wall Street Journal Esther Dyson In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Esther Dyson says that, while all online advertising eyes are focused on the pending merger of Google and DoubleClick, as well as Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo, the real action is happening among the subscribers of online social networking utilities.
2/5/2008 Study: Data Access Enforcement Too Lax Dark Reading Larry Ponemon Announcing the latest research from the Ponemon Institute, Dr. Larry Ponemon writes in Dark Reading that inadequate governance of access to data is at the root of many corporate security failures, putting sensitive data at risk.
2/5/2008 Study: Data Access Enforcement Too Lax Dark Reading Larry Ponemon Announcing the latest research from the Ponemon Institute, Dr. Larry Ponemon writes in Dark Reading that inadequate governance of access to data is at the root of many corporate security failures, putting sensitive data at risk.
2/4/2008 What Might Microsoft-Yahoo Know About Consumers? Forbes Andy Greenberg Andy Greenberg speculates about the implications of a successful merger of Microsoft and Yahoo should the $44.6 billion acquisition bid be approved by U.S. and European regulators. Dubbed "MicroHoo," the resulting merger would, according to data from Hitwise, host 80.1 percent of all email service traffic and 27.8 percent of all online searches.
2/4/2008 Telecommuters Put Data Privacy At Risk Computer World Jay Cline A Computerworld article by Jay Cline, CIPP, discusses the data security risks inherent with the proliferation of employees telecommuting from home offices where operations may not be completely within the control of enterprise security measures.
2/4/2008 What Might Microsoft-Yahoo Know About Consumers? Forbes Andy Greenberg Andy Greenberg speculates about the implications of a successful merger of Microsoft and Yahoo should the $44.6 billion acquisition bid be approved by U.S. and European regulators. Dubbed "MicroHoo," the resulting merger would, according to data from Hitwise, host 80.1 percent of all email service traffic and 27.8 percent of all online searches.
2/4/2008 Telecommuters Put Data Privacy At Risk Computer World Jay Cline A Computerworld article by Jay Cline, CIPP, discusses the data security risks inherent with the proliferation of employees telecommuting from home offices where operations may not be completely within the control of enterprise security measures.
1/30/2008 TRUSTe, Ponemon Name 2007's Most Trusted Companies marketwire.com Morgan McDowell Privacy seal program administrator TRUSTe, along with privacy and data security think-tank Ponemon Institute this week announced that HP, Inuit and AOL were found to be the three "most trusted companies for privacy" for 2007. 
1/29/2008 Renewed Talk of Digital Pearl Harbor The Red Tape Chronicles Bob Sullivan Bob Sullivan discusses the renewed debate over the potential for a "digital Pearl Harbor," a crippling act of cyberterrorism designed to disrupt trade and government activity. 
1/29/2008 Renewed Talk of Digital Pearl Harbor The Red Tape Chronicles Bob Sullivan Bob Sullivan discusses the renewed debate over the potential for a "digital Pearl Harbor," a crippling act of cyberterrorism designed to disrupt trade and government activity. 
1/28/2008 Canada's Privacy Commissioner Warns Of Global Data Misuse Internet Business Law Services Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart warned that rampant misuse of personal data constituted a significant threat to Canadians and people all around the world. Stoddart has been urging Canadian lawmakers to pass new legislation requiring Canadian companies to notify consumers in the event of a data breach and says that sharp increases in breach incidents, identity theft and spam should be enough evidence that action needs to be taken soon.
1/28/2008 Update: Court bars company from online sale of phone records Info World Grant Gross Accuserve, which does business as Abika.com, has been ordered to stop selling phone records without permission and to turn over nearly $200,000 in profits 
1/28/2008 Opinion: Security Policy First Step To Protecting Data Computer World Anton Chuvakin Anton Chuvakin says that the first step to successfully protecting sensitive data is the development of a sound data security policy.
1/28/2008 Sri Lankan Data Protection Law Would Encourage E-Comm lankabusinessonline.com   In Sri Lanka, developing countries are being urged to adopt data protection and privacy laws as a means of encouraging e-commerce activity.
1/28/2008 Privacy Experts Gather At Duke For Privacy Day Carolina News 14 Ann Forte Privacy experts representing the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Homeland Security, Intel Corp and Google Inc. are gathering today at Duke University in observation of Data Privacy Day. Data Privacy Day is a joint effort of Duke and the International Association of Privacy Professionals meant to spark dialog over the threat of identity theft and the importance of maintaining data privacy in the Internet age.
1/28/2008 Canada's Privacy Commissioner Warns Of Global Data Misuse Internet Business Law Services Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart warned that rampant misuse of personal data constituted a significant threat to Canadians and people all around the world. Stoddart has been urging Canadian lawmakers to pass new legislation requiring Canadian companies to notify consumers in the event of a data breach and says that sharp increases in breach incidents, identity theft and spam should be enough evidence that action needs to be taken soon.
1/28/2008 Update: Court bars company from online sale of phone records Info World Grant Gross Accuserve, which does business as Abika.com, has been ordered to stop selling phone records without permission and to turn over nearly $200,000 in profits 
1/28/2008 Opinion: Security Policy First Step To Protecting Data Computer World Anton Chuvakin Anton Chuvakin says that the first step to successfully protecting sensitive data is the development of a sound data security policy.
1/28/2008 Sri Lankan Data Protection Law Would Encourage E-Comm lankabusinessonline.com   In Sri Lanka, developing countries are being urged to adopt data protection and privacy laws as a means of encouraging e-commerce activity.
1/28/2008 Privacy Experts Gather At Duke For Privacy Day Carolina News 14 Ann Forte Privacy experts representing the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Homeland Security, Intel Corp and Google Inc. are gathering today at Duke University in observation of Data Privacy Day. Data Privacy Day is a joint effort of Duke and the International Association of Privacy Professionals meant to spark dialog over the threat of identity theft and the importance of maintaining data privacy in the Internet age.
1/25/2008 Government Fails to Enforce Privacy on New IDs ABC News Leslie Harris The Department of Homeland Security had a chance to get it right when it released new rules for implementing the Real ID Act. But once again, privacy was kicked to the curb.
1/25/2008 Government Fails to Enforce Privacy on New IDs ABC News Leslie Harris The Department of Homeland Security had a chance to get it right when it released new rules for implementing the Real ID Act. But once again, privacy was kicked to the curb.
1/24/2008 Opinion: Privacy And Security Are Not Separate Issues  Wired Bruce Schneier The notion that privacy and security can be treated as two separate issues is a flawed approach.
1/24/2008 Opinion: Privacy And Security Are Not Separate Issues  Wired Bruce Schneier The notion that privacy and security can be treated as two separate issues is a flawed approach.
1/23/2008 Old Data Tapes May Contain Sensitive Residue Info World Matt Hines In a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum asserts that the practice of reselling old data tapes may put sensitive information at risk. 
1/23/2008 Old Data Tapes May Contain Sensitive Residue Info World Matt Hines In a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum asserts that the practice of reselling old data tapes may put sensitive information at risk. 
1/22/2008 Opinion: Proliferation Of Video Surveillance Is Disturbing Courant.com Rick Green Federal, state, and local authorities along with private entities, are "obsessed" with surveillance, inspiring a new feature film, "Look," shot entirely from the perspective of a video surveillance camera.
1/22/2008 City Employee Fired After Review Of GPS Data KCRG News Steve Nicoles Wellman, Iowa fired a public works employee after a review of GPS data showed that the man was not spending much time on the job.
1/22/2008 Opinion: Proliferation Of Video Surveillance Is Disturbing Courant.com Rick Green Federal, state, and local authorities along with private entities, are "obsessed" with surveillance, inspiring a new feature film, "Look," shot entirely from the perspective of a video surveillance camera.
1/22/2008 City Employee Fired After Review Of GPS Data KCRG News Steve Nicoles Wellman, Iowa fired a public works employee after a review of GPS data showed that the man was not spending much time on the job.
1/21/2008 OMB To Review Federal Agency Compliance Records Federal Computer Week Mary Mosquera The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) plans this year to begin reviewing the privacy compliance records of federal agencies under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
1/19/2008 Mayor Bloomberg Proposes DNA Data Bank New York Times Al Baker New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed DNA data bank, which would amass the genetic signatures of virtually all criminal suspects, goes well beyond current standard practice of cataloging the DNA only of those convicted of felonies.
1/19/2008 Mayor Bloomberg Proposes DNA Data Bank New York Times Al Baker New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed DNA data bank, which would amass the genetic signatures of virtually all criminal suspects, goes well beyond current standard practice of cataloging the DNA only of those convicted of felonies.
1/18/2008 Child Advocates Demand Tougher Rules For ISPs CBC News   Saying that tougher rules are needed to protect children from exploitation, child safety advocate Rosalind Prober of Beyond Borders, wants Canada to pass new legislation requiring ISPs to collect and retain information on subscribers who access child pornography.
1/18/2008 Data Breach Notification Law Urged For Canada  Computer World Canada Rafael Ruffolo The University of Ottawa's Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic believes Canada needs a data breach notification law, including the creation of a publicly accessible electronic registry of data breaches. 
1/18/2008 Child Advocates Demand Tougher Rules For ISPs CBC News   Saying that tougher rules are needed to protect children from exploitation, child safety advocate Rosalind Prober of Beyond Borders, wants Canada to pass new legislation requiring ISPs to collect and retain information on subscribers who access child pornography.
1/18/2008 Data Breach Notification Law Urged For Canada  Computer World Canada Rafael Ruffolo The University of Ottawa's Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic believes Canada needs a data breach notification law, including the creation of a publicly accessible electronic registry of data breaches. 
1/18/2008 Information Commissioner's Office Investigates Facebook BBC News Chris Vallance The BBC reports that the Information Commissioner's Office will look into complaints by former Facebook users who said they were unable to entirely delete their profiles after quitting the social networking utility.
1/17/2008 Life Is Good Settles With FTC Boston Business Journal   Clothing retailer Life is Good has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the company failed to properly secure the personal information of its customers. The FTC charged the Hudson, New Hampshire company with failing to live up to its privacy statement, and to indefinitely storing unencrypted credit card information on computers without adequate access controls.
1/17/2008 Life Is Good Settles With FTC Boston Business Journal   Clothing retailer Life is Good has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the company failed to properly secure the personal information of its customers. The FTC charged the Hudson, New Hampshire company with failing to live up to its privacy statement, and to indefinitely storing unencrypted credit card information on computers without adequate access controls.
1/17/2008 New Hampshire Balks At Product Tracking Bill New Hampshire Business Review   A bill that would require New Hampshire stores to post warnings to consumers over the presence of RFID chips on products or packaging within stores has been sent to committee for further study.
1/16/2008 Arizona Names Joublanc State's CPO Government Technology News Report Mary Beth Joublanc, a lawyer with more than thirty years' experience in healthcare, compliance, and risk management, has been appointed to serve as chief privacy officer for the State of Arizona.
1/15/2008 EC Privacy Ruling On RFID May Stifle Growth RFID Journal Mark Roberti In his blog at RFID Journal, Editor Mark Roberti argues that a potential new ruling by the European Commission on the use of RFID tags at the retail product level may be a case of too much, too soon. 
1/15/2008 Opinion: Personal Information Is Radioactive Guardian Unlimited Cory Doctorow Author Cory Doctorow says that digital personal information should be treated is if it were nuclear waste.
1/15/2008 EC Privacy Ruling On RFID May Stifle Growth RFID Journal Mark Roberti In his blog at RFID Journal, Editor Mark Roberti argues that a potential new ruling by the European Commission on the use of RFID tags at the retail product level may be a case of too much, too soon. 
1/15/2008 Opinion: Personal Information Is Radioactive Guardian Unlimited Cory Doctorow Author Cory Doctorow says that digital personal information should be treated is if it were nuclear waste.
1/15/2008 Advocates And Activists Protest RFID Baby IDs World Net Daily Jerome Corsi Privacy and anti-RFID activists in Ohio are expressing concern over the proliferation of RFID in the state's birthing centers, where more than half of facilities now use radio-chipped identification bracelets to prevent abductions and mix-ups. 
1/14/2008 SEC Narrows View On Brokerage Client Data Investment News Bruce Kelly In a case with broad implications on the use of private client data, the Securities and Exchange Commission is hearing arguments on potential Regulation S-P violations of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by Houston-based broker dealer NEXT Financial Group. 
1/14/2008 SEC Narrows View On Brokerage Client Data Investment News Bruce Kelly In a case with broad implications on the use of private client data, the Securities and Exchange Commission is hearing arguments on potential Regulation S-P violations of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by Houston-based broker dealer NEXT Financial Group. 
1/14/2008 Speier To Run For Lantos' Congressional Seat San Francisco Chronicle Marisa Lagos Following the announced retirement of 14-term Congressman Tom Lantos, who is battling esophageal cancer, former state Senator Jackie Speier will vie for the Democratic nomination to replace Lantos in California's 12th District.
1/11/2008 DHS: RFID Will Not Weaken Border Security Washington Post.com Kathy Kraninger Kathy Kraninger, director of the Screening and Coordination Office of the Department of Homeland Security responds to complaints that RFID-enabled border documents will weaken security and compromise individual privacy.
1/11/2008 DHS: RFID Will Not Weaken Border Security Washington Post.com Kathy Kraninger Kathy Kraninger, director of the Screening and Coordination Office of the Department of Homeland Security responds to complaints that RFID-enabled border documents will weaken security and compromise individual privacy.
1/8/2008 Arizona Lawmaker Upset With Use Of Biometrics In Schools East Valley Tribune Andrea Natekar The growing use of fingerprint scans in school lunch lines has upset at least one Arizona lawmaker. Stating that "privacy is more important to me than efficiency," Senator Karen Johnson of Mesa is drafting legislation that would limit or outright ban the use of biometrics in Grand Canyon State schools. 
1/8/2008 Arizona Lawmaker Upset With Use Of Biometrics In Schools East Valley Tribune Andrea Natekar The growing use of fingerprint scans in school lunch lines has upset at least one Arizona lawmaker. Stating that "privacy is more important to me than efficiency," Senator Karen Johnson of Mesa is drafting legislation that would limit or outright ban the use of biometrics in Grand Canyon State schools. 
1/6/2008 CES Panel: Privacy Tempering Mobile Personalization moconews.net Carlo Longino At the Consumer Electronics Show's Mobile Entertainment Conference in Las Vegas, a panel of senior executives representing mobile technology and communications companies said that privacy concerns are holding back progress in mobile personalization.
1/6/2008 CES Panel: Privacy Tempering Mobile Personalization moconews.net Carlo Longino At the Consumer Electronics Show's Mobile Entertainment Conference in Las Vegas, a panel of senior executives representing mobile technology and communications companies said that privacy concerns are holding back progress in mobile personalization.
1/4/2008 CIOs Must Bear Data Protection Burden Information Week John Soat With no clearly established point of responsibility for protecting sensitive corporate and consumer information, many companies lack the motivation to properly secure valuable data. 
1/4/2008 CIOs Must Bear Data Protection Burden Information Week John Soat With no clearly established point of responsibility for protecting sensitive corporate and consumer information, many companies lack the motivation to properly secure valuable data. 
1/2/2008 Marylanders now can freeze credit reports The Capital/Hometownannapolis.com Andrew Childers Maryland residents now have the option to restrict access to their credit reports.
1/2/2008 Marylanders now can freeze credit reports The Capital/Hometownannapolis.com Andrew Childers Maryland residents now have the option to restrict access to their credit reports.
1/1/08 Privacy Expectations Of Job Applicants: Tips For Employers In Conducting Background Checks The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Garen E. Dodge Procedures that employers should implement for conducting background checks on potential employees.
1/1/2008 Ponemon Study Finds Lax Company Data Security Policies CCH HR Management   A Ponemon Institute study which found that companies are failing to enforce simple data security protocols. 
1/1/08 Privacy Expectations Of Job Applicants: Tips For Employers In Conducting Background Checks The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Garen E. Dodge Procedures that employers should implement for conducting background checks on potential employees.
1/1/2008 Ponemon Study Finds Lax Company Data Security Policies CCH HR Management   A Ponemon Institute study which found that companies are failing to enforce simple data security protocols. 
12/30/2007 How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time New York Times Randall Stross Many Companies are using the internet to snoop on their employees.
12/30/2007 How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time New York Times Randall Stross Many Companies are using the internet to snoop on their employees.
12/30/2007 Scholars Discuss Privacy In The Information Age NPR   James Rule, the author of Privacy in Peril, and a scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at University of California-Berkeley, joins Kathryn Montgomery, a professor at American University's School of Communication, for a discussion on privacy and how to safeguard it. 
12/28/2007 Connecticut may let residents remove directory data SC Magazine Dan Kaplan Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, has called for a new law allowing state residents to remove their personal information from internet phone directories and other sites that maintain and distribute records at no cost or for a fee.
12/28/2007 Opinion: Eight Privacy IT Trends CIO Magazine Brian Tretick In an article written for CIO Magazine, CIPP and long-time IAPP member Brian Tretick of consultancy Ernst & Young writes of eight areas for privacy and IT professionals to watch in 2008. The article focuses on areas such as data collection and use, international regulations, encryption and other technological issues, contractual obligations, data mobility and telecommuting, and data disaster contingency planning.
12/28/2007 Connecticut may let residents remove directory data SC Magazine Dan Kaplan Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, has called for a new law allowing state residents to remove their personal information from internet phone directories and other sites that maintain and distribute records at no cost or for a fee.
12/28/2007 Opinion: Eight Privacy IT Trends CIO Magazine Brian Tretick In an article written for CIO Magazine, CIPP and long-time IAPP member Brian Tretick of consultancy Ernst & Young writes of eight areas for privacy and IT professionals to watch in 2008. The article focuses on areas such as data collection and use, international regulations, encryption and other technological issues, contractual obligations, data mobility and telecommuting, and data disaster contingency planning.
12/26/2007 Google Thinks It Knows Your Friends New York Times Miguel Helft If Google wants to come up with its own social graph, the connections between people that are behind the power of social networks like MySpace and Facebook, it’s going to have to work a little harder — or risk alienating a growing number of users.
12/26/2007 Google Thinks It Knows Your Friends New York Times Miguel Helft If Google wants to come up with its own social graph, the connections between people that are behind the power of social networks like MySpace and Facebook, it’s going to have to work a little harder — or risk alienating a growing number of users.
12/22/2007 FBI Launches $1 Billion Project To Build World's Largest Biometric Database eweek.com Reuters The FBI is poised to award a 10-year contract to build the world's largest biometrics computer database.
12/22/2007 FBI Launches $1 Billion Project To Build World's Largest Biometric Database eweek.com Reuters The FBI is poised to award a 10-year contract to build the world's largest biometrics computer database.
12/16/2007 2007 Brings Internet Privacy Into Focus The Sunday Times Dominic Rushe In response to criticism about data retention policies and online privacy, the major search engines have tightened up their privacy policies in the past year
12/13/2007 Report: Tracking Consumers Through Mobile Phones On The Rise vnunet.com Ian Williams A study about mobile-phone tracking that indicates that consumers' concerns over personal security outweigh their concerns about privacy
12/13/2007 Second-Hand Stores Continue To Collect Private Information From Sellers Ottawa Sun Khairoon Abbas Despite an order from Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian, second-hand dealers continue to collect personal information from sellers.
12/13/2007 Report: Tracking Consumers Through Mobile Phones On The Rise vnunet.com Ian Williams A study about mobile-phone tracking that indicates that consumers' concerns over personal security outweigh their concerns about privacy
12/13/2007 Second-Hand Stores Continue To Collect Private Information From Sellers Ottawa Sun Khairoon Abbas Despite an order from Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian, second-hand dealers continue to collect personal information from sellers.
12/11/2007 United Kingdom: New Guidance On What Constitutes "Personal Data" Mondaq Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") has recently issued technical guidance,