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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. 
6/19/2009 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.
4/28/2009 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.
4/23/2009 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  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." 
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.
2/13/2009 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.
12/9/2008 How to Prevent Digital Snooping Wall Street Journal Bruce Scheier Security expert Bruce Scheier discusses the importance of audit as a security measure.
12/4/2008 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." 
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.
9/4/2008 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. 
8/14/2008 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. 
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. 
6/12/2008 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. 
6/9/2008 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.
6/2/2008 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.
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.
5/28/2008 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. 
5/22/2008 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.
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. 
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.
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."
2/11/2008 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.
1/29/2008 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.
1/19/2008 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. 
1/17/2008 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.
1/15/2008 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.
1/14/2008 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. 
1/11/2008 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.
12/28/2007 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.
12/13/2007 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.
12/5/2007 A holistic view of data-driven security SC Magazine Gordon Rapkin Reacting to security breaches is not the right approach to data protection.
12/5/2007 A holistic view of data-driven security SC Magazine Gordon Rapkin Reacting to security breaches is not the right approach to data protection.
11/8/2007 Tips For Businesses Seeking To Protect Customer Data News Blaze Jacqueline Klosek Jacqueline Klosek, CIPP, routinely advises businesses on ways they can protect their customer information. The author of a new book, "The War on Privacy," Klosek in this piece first suggests that businesses conduct an internal audit.
11/8/2007 Tips For Businesses Seeking To Protect Customer Data News Blaze Jacqueline Klosek Jacqueline Klosek, CIPP, routinely advises businesses on ways they can protect their customer information. The author of a new book, "The War on Privacy," Klosek in this piece first suggests that businesses conduct an internal audit.
11/5/2007 Bush Administration Plans To Extend Deadlines For State Compliance With REAL ID The Boston Globe Spencer S. Hsu The Department of Homeland Security is planning to extend deadlines to comply with national standards for tamper-proof driver's licenses amid escalating complaints from states that the program is too costly and difficult to achieve. 
11/5/2007 Opinion: One-Size-Fits All Approach To Data Security Won't Work Cnet News.com Gene Hodges Gene Hodges, Chief Executive Officer of Websense, writes a perspective piece urging Congress not to adopt a "one-size-fits-all" approach to data protection. 
11/5/2007 Bush Administration Plans To Extend Deadlines For State Compliance With REAL ID The Boston Globe Spencer S. Hsu The Department of Homeland Security is planning to extend deadlines to comply with national standards for tamper-proof driver's licenses amid escalating complaints from states that the program is too costly and difficult to achieve. 
11/5/2007 Opinion: One-Size-Fits All Approach To Data Security Won't Work Cnet News.com Gene Hodges Gene Hodges, Chief Executive Officer of Websense, writes a perspective piece urging Congress not to adopt a "one-size-fits-all" approach to data protection. 
11/1/2007 The Talk of the Town:  You Technology Review Mark Williams In this review of a recent book by Daniel J. Solove, Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, the Technology Review author explores the exploits of the "digital global village." 
11/1/2007 The Talk of the Town:  You Technology Review Mark Williams In this review of a recent book by Daniel J. Solove, Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, the Technology Review author explores the exploits of the "digital global village." 
10/31/2007 The new urgency to fix online privacy Cnet News.com Eric Sinrod Eric J. Sinrod, fresh back from the IAPP Privacy Academy 2007, notes the growth of the privacy profession since he first began writing about privacy protection a decade ago. 
10/31/2007 The new urgency to fix online privacy Cnet News.com Eric Sinrod Eric J. Sinrod, fresh back from the IAPP Privacy Academy 2007, notes the growth of the privacy profession since he first began writing about privacy protection a decade ago. 
10/29/2007 Privacy, Personal Information At Risk On Campuses Information Week K.C. Jones CDW Government has released the results of its annual Higher Education IT Security Report Card after a survey of 151 higher education IT directors and managers. 
10/29/2007 Why We Still Invite Data Breaches Cnet News.com Dan Sarel Insider threats and lack of controls on databases are among two of the biggest challenges facing companies at a time when data thieves are increasingly targeting organizations to steal data to fuel their cybercrime efforts. 
10/29/2007 Privacy, Personal Information At Risk On Campuses Information Week K.C. Jones CDW Government has released the results of its annual Higher Education IT Security Report Card after a survey of 151 higher education IT directors and managers. 
10/29/2007 Why We Still Invite Data Breaches Cnet News.com Dan Sarel Insider threats and lack of controls on databases are among two of the biggest challenges facing companies at a time when data thieves are increasingly targeting organizations to steal data to fuel their cybercrime efforts. 
10/26/2007 Enterprise data management: Analyzing business processes and infrastructure for data protection SearchSecurity.com Russell Jones This SearchSecurity.com article examines what companies are doing to address their obligations under existing and forthcoming security breach, privacy and security regulations. 
10/26/2007 Enterprise data management: Analyzing business processes and infrastructure for data protection SearchSecurity.com Russell Jones This SearchSecurity.com article examines what companies are doing to address their obligations under existing and forthcoming security breach, privacy and security regulations. 
8/6/2007 Damn Spam The New Yorker Michael Specter This piece in The New Yorker traces the "father of spam" to Digital Equipment Corp., where in 1978 an "energetic marketing man named Gary Thuerk" used the first-generation Internet - then known as the Arpanet - to send a missive about the unveiling of a powerful new computer system. 
 
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