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December 2006
The Charlotte Observer: Learn before you gift return (12.24.06)
Tec Web: Boeing Rep Speaks Out On Laptop Thefts And Security (12.21.06)
People's Daily Online: Universities targeted by computer hackers (12.19.06)
Rockford Register Star: UTC employees’ pension data stolen (12.19.06)
Juneau Empire: University of Alaska one of dozens hit by hackers (12.19.06)
November 2006
RecordNet.com: Illegal immigrants steal identities to get jobs (11.26.06)
Klick Money: Dangerous checks in the mail (11.23.06)
The New Standard:Employers May Get Access to Applicants’ Minor ‘Offenses’ (11.17.06)
TimesDaily.com: Keeping Your Enemies Close (11.12.06)
San FranciscoChronicler: Another reason for data laws (11.10.06)
October 2006
Star Bulletin: Privacy rules cover some medical data (10.29.06)
Indy Star: Lost and found: info on 260,000 patients (10.25.06)
Seattle Times: 3 Swedish patients say IDs stolen at Ballard campus; worker fired (10.25.06)
Pioneer Press:Icy start for credit freeze (10.23.06)
InfoWorld: Data-breach costs on the rise (10.20.06)
The Post Online: SSN information available on ID cards: (10.17.06)
Rocky Mountains News: Prying eyes: (10.16.06)
San Diego Business Journal: Fast-Growing Medical Identity Theft Has Lethal Consequences: (10.16.06)
Journal Register: Ad it up: Cell phone advertising expected to top $1.5 billion in 2007 (10.15.06)The Press Enterprise: Companies send clear message about e-mail: (10.06.06)
Bank Rate: How to opt out of (almost) everything: 10.03.06
The Wichita Eagle: California governor signs 'pretexting' bill: (10.01.06)
September 2006
Red Herring: Got Laptop Security?: (09.28.06)
** The New York Times: 93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance:(09.25.06)
Tech News-world: No End in Sight: Data Breach Tally Approaches 100 Million: (09.25.06)
The Mercury News: HP scandal reveals world of electronic tracking (09.25.06)
The China Post: Personal surveillance in U.S.: it's everywhere: (09.25.06)
L.A. Times: In a High-Tech World, I Spy, You Spy, We Spy: (09.23.06)
The Press Enterprise: Study sets real cost of ID law far higher: (09.21.06)
The Ithacan Online: Screenings on standby: (09.21.06)
Law: Howard Rice Data on Stolen Laptop: (09.21.06)
Det News: Mercy crushes No. 10 Divine Child: (09.20.06)
Law: Howard Rice Data on Stolen Laptop: (09.20.06)
Det News: Beaumont error raises care and privacy issues (09.16.06)
ZD Net: HP scandal reviving pretexting legislation: (09.15.06)
Red Herring: Q&A: 411 on Security Breaches: (09.12.06)
Jamaica Observer :Dealing with the information age's dark side (09.10.06)
Washington Times: TSA sends personal info to wrong addresses (09.06.06)
All Headline News: Former TSA Workers' Data Exposed: (09.06.06)
San Francisco Chronicle : Another breach at Wells (09.06.06)
Usa Today:Former TSA workers' data exposed (09.06.06)
Iinformation Week: Government Report Finds Health Care Privacy Breaches Rampant (09.05.06)
Det News: Victims face extended battles to clear names (09.05.06)
** New York Times: Victims Fight to Clear Their Names After Others’ Deeds (09.04.06)
August 2006
Sun-Sentinel: Hacker steals information on 19,000 online shoppers from AT&T (08.31.06)
KRISS.TV CH. 6 News: AT&T says hackers accessed credit card info (08.31.06)
Out-law: AT&T customer data stolen by hackers, says telecoms giant (08.30.06)
Det News: Patient data stolen (08.23.06)
Boston Globe :Glitch reveals too much on Education Dept. website (08.23.06)
NETWORKWORLD: Congress fails to grasp security risk (08.14.06)
USA Today: Laptop theft puts Fla. residents' data at risk (08.10.06)
The Jamaica Observer: Dealing with the information age's dark side (08.10.06)
KFMB Ch. 8 News AOL Slip-Up Proves You Are What You Search (08.09.06)
San Francisco Chronicler: Alumni groups opt to weaken privacy law (08.09.06)
KGTV Ch. 10: Web Site Offers Personal Information For A Price (08-08-06
San Diego Union Tribune: It's touch and go at Petco Park (08-05-06)
InternetNews: Data Breaches And Congress (08-06-06)
CrmBuyer: How Much Is Customer Trust Worth? (08-03-06)
Internet News: Stakes Rise in Notebook Safety (08-02-06)
USA Today: Why break in? The reasons vary (08-01-06)
SignOnSanDiego: Her Passion Is Privacy (08-01-06)
JULY 2006
Sun-Sentinel.com: Lock up your laptop (07-31-06)
Sun-Sentinel.com: Don't give up on in-store kiosks when applying for jobs (07-31-06)
DelawareOnline.com: Business databases are watching you (07-31-06)
FloridaToday.com: Keep eye on lesser known databases (07-31-06)
TimesUnion.com: Check databases that check on you (07-30-06)
KGTV Ch. 10: San Diego Company Joins Fight Against ID Theft (07-28-06)
FortWayne.com: Data breach law winning praise (07-28-06)
South Bend Tribune: State privacy laws differ; Indiana just adopted one (07-27-06)
The News Sentinel: State privacy laws create patchwork of requirements (07-27-06)
Indy Star: Law lets Hoosiers know when ID is stolen (07-27-06)
**States Man: Consumers under watch (07-27-06)
Monterey Herald: Do you know who's keeping track of you? (07-27-06)
Market-place Public Radio: Ripe for identity theft (07-26-06)
Nashua Telegraph: Experts say encryption could protect privacy (07-26-06)
Money Web: Old Mutual client-data are stolen (07-25-06)
CIO-TODAY: Companies Take Costly Steps To Secure Laptops (07-25-06)
Australian IT: Who's reading your email? (07-25-06)
LATimes: Many databases track you (07-25-06)
Boston Business: Future 911...struggling to keep pace (07-24-06)
The Journal Gazette: Fast action best move if ID taken (07-24-06)
Smart Money: Another One Bytes the Dust (07-24-06)
Star-Telegram: Can debt firms call neighbors? (07-23-06)
HungtingtonNews: Time to Tweak the Social Security Number? (07-23-06)
Record Net: Keeping workers in check (07-23-06)
**The News Sentinel: Consumer services pop up to fight ID theft (07-18-06)
AXcess News: Social Security Number Overexposed, Unsafe (07-17-06)
WCNC Ch. 6 News Don't Be A Victim: Fraud alert protection works (07-17-06)
The Columbian: Ask The AG: Take precautions now to avoid data breach (07-17-06)
ConsumerAffairs.com: ChoicePoint Gets a Makeover (07-17-06)
Kansas City Info Zine: States Failing to Secure Personal Data (07-14-06)
Help Net Security: The next frontier in security (07-14-06)
BYU NewsNet: Victims put life on hold to restore credit (07-13-06)
BYU NewsNet: Identity theft epidemic on the rise in the U.S. (07-12-06)
CIO News: Headlines: CIOS WARY OVER DATA SECURITY BILL (07-11-06)
DMNews: A Modest Response to Current Privacy Problems (07-11-06)
JUNE 2006
E-Commerce Times : Who Owns Customer Data? (06.26.06)
Reuters: Privacy Advocates Slam AT&T on Customer Records (06.22.06)
San Jose Mercury News: More Security Efforts Needed with Increase in Data Breaches (06.21.06)
Los Angeles Times: On Holiday? Be wary -- Identity Thieves could be Lurking (06.18.06)
Associated Press: Employers Rushing to Stem Data Theft Tide (06.18.06)
USA Today: AIG: Personal Data on 970,000 Lost in Burglary (06.18.06)
Associated Press: Encryption can Save Data in Laptop Lapses (06.17.06)
Agence France: Police Launch Eye-in-the-Sky Technology above Los Angeles (06.17.06)
Washington Post: Rapid Response Is Best Defense Against ID Theft (06.16.06)
San Francisco Chronicle: Data-loss Disclosure Falls Short (06.16.06)
Knight Ridder: Junk Mail Siege (06.15.06)
Seattle Times: Washington's Problem of ID Theft Grows (06.13.06)
Athens News: Graduation Ceremony Adds Some Sunshine to Recent Clouds (06.12.06)
Columbus Dispatch: OU a Top Target for Hackers (06.10.06)
CBS News: Privacy Lost (06.07.06)
KGTV Ch. 10: Identity Thieves Preying On The Deceased (06.06.06)
Asbury Park Press: Worker Data is Vulnerable to Identity Theft (06.05.06)
Fairfield Minuteman: FBI, Cops Invetigate SHU Computer Breach (06.05.06)
State Hornet: Identity Theft Prevention Bill Passes in California Senate (06.02.06)
MAY 2006
The Ledger: Katrina Prompts Next Debate: Digital Records vs. Privacy (05.30.06)
ConsumerAffairs.com: Survey: Feds Must Do More to Safeguard Consumer Privacy (05.31.06)
Market Watch: The Pitfalls of Privacy (05.28.06)
Beacon Journal: Woman Wants to be Delivered from Junk Mail (05.28.06)
Media General News: VA was Cautioned about Data Security (05.24.06)
USA Today: Worker Records Especially at Risk (05.24.06)
USA Today: Consumer Advocates Step into Fray over Data Privacy (05.24.06)
New York Time: Vast Data Cache About Veterans Has Been Stolen (05.23.06)
E-Commerce Times: Veterans Victims in Latest Data Breach (05.23.06)
EarthTimes: 26.5 Million Veterans at Risk for Identity Theft (05.23.06)
Sci-Tech Today: Data on 26.5 Million Veterans Stolen (05.23.06)
Network World: The Hacker-Resistant Database (05.22.06)
Chicago Tribune: Vets' Personal Data Stolen (05.22.06)
Bloomberg: Electronic Records of 26.5 Million Veterans Stolen (05.22.06)
Washington Post: Credit-Card Firms Key in Fight Against ID Theft (05.19.06)
Burlington Free Press: Patients Should Read Privacy Fine Print (05.19.06)
Paramus Post: Parents on the Look Out for Space Invaders (05.15.06)
Patriot Ledger: Reebok Faces Calif. Privacy Lawsuit (05.10.06)
KGTV Ch. 10: City Heights Park To Install Surveillance Cameras (05.09.06)
CSO Online: A $15 Million Penalty (05.09.06)
Forbes Magazine: Protecting Your Medical Privacy (05.09.06)
Beacon Journal: Expect Phones to Heat Up for the November Election (05.07.06)
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Wells Fargo Computer Missing (05.06.06)
APRIL 2006
Hutchinson News: Reno Co. Lax with SS Numbers (04.29.06)
Boston Globe: Data Storage Firm Apologizes for Loss of Railroad Data Tapes (04.28.06)
Bangor Daily News: Bad Checks (04.15.06)
KGTV Ch. 10: New Cell Phone Service Keeps Tabs On Your Child (04.14.06)
Indianapolis Star: When Wind Hit, Privacy Flew Out the Window (04.14.06)
Newsday: Keeping Track of Junior (04.14.06)
NewsFactor Magazine: Monitoring Employee Communications in the Enterprise (04.10.06)
MSNBC: Who can Ask for Your Social Security Number? (04.03.06)
MARCH 2006
Courier Post: Small Firms Need Help Guarding Consumer Data (03.30.06)
Ch. 8 (KFMB): Technology Helps The Boss Spy on Employees (03.29.06)
Ch. 10 (KGTV): ID Thieves Attack During Time of Mourning (03.28.06)
InformationWeek: Logistics Firm Uses RFID, Sensors To Track Financial Data (03.27.06)
CCN.com International: Is Your Boss Spying on You? (03.24.06)
Green Bay Press Gazette: Government has Lots of Company in Spying (03.24.06)
Boston Globe: Stolen Fidelity Laptop held Info on Thousands of Customers (03.23.06)
Silicon.com: 200,000 HP Staff Exposed to ID Fraud Risk (03.23.06)
Detroit Free Press: Smile -- Someone is Watching (03.23.06)
MSNBC: Stolen Fidelity Computer Raises Privacy Fears (03.23.06)
KHON (HI): New Proposal from IRS May Allow Companies to Buy Personal Information (03.23.06)
Information Week: Spitzer Alleges Firm Fraudulently Sold Personal Data From Millions (03.23.06)
Beta News: Data Loss Puts HP Employees At Risk (03.23.06)
Boston Globe: Stolen Fidelity laptop Held Info on Thousands of Customers (03.22.06)
KOMO (Seattle): IRS Allowing Tax Information To Be Sold? (03.21.06)
Information Week: The High Cost Of Data Loss (03.20.06)
Silicon.com: Judge Orders Google to Hand Over URLs... (03.20.06)
SecurityFocus: Debit-card Fraud Underscores Legal Loopholes (03.20.06)
Cincinnati Enquirer: Lead Paint Citations Opened Up (03.18.06)
CBS Ch. 4 (Boston): U.S. Banks Outsourcing Work Overseas (03.16.06)
San Diego Union Tribune: Lawsuit Asks for $10 Million in Civil Penalties, Restitution (03.15.06)
InternetNews.com: Million-Dollar Payout in E-Mail Privacy Case (03.13.06)
FCW: Minn. Governor Offers Data Privacy Proposals (03.13.06)
San Diego Union Tribune: Implant ID Chips Called Big Advance, Big Brother (03.12.06)
Courier-Post: E-mail Monitoring Might have Pitfalls (03.12.06)
Washington Post: Everything You Ever Knew About Yourself -- for $79.95 (03.12.06)
Minnesota Daily: Pawlenty Looks to Alter Privacy Law (03.06.06)
San Luis Obispo Tribune: As the Cameras Roll, SLO Pits Security vs. Privacy (03.04.06)
Technology News: Can Legislation Stop Identity Theft? (03.01.06)
FEBRUARY 2006
Information Week: Who's Watching Now? (02.27.06)
San Francisco Chronicle: Another Security Breach Reported (02.25.06)
Ledger-Enquirer: Security Giant's Data Lost (02.24.06)
Silicon.com: McAfee Staff Face ID Theft as Auditor Loses Data (02.24.06)
Washington Post: Do You Know Where Your Identity Is? (02.20.06)
Ch. 3 (WFSB): Errors on Background Checks Preventing Workers from Jobs (02.19.06)
Ch. 5 (WEWS): Banks Beginning To Outsource Jobs (02.17.06)
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Googling Love Interest Opens a Pandora's Box (02.12.06)
The Monitor: Risky Business? (02.11.06)
Hattiesburg American: Why hasn't Legislature Changed Law? (02.09.06)
CNN/Money: Worse than ID Theft...Hey, that ain't Me! (02.08.06)
Associated Press: Identity not Secure on Some Licenses (02.07.06)
Forbes: Social Security Nos., Licenses a Risky Mix (02.06.06)
Orange County Register: FedEx Fixing Data Leak (02.04.06)
BankRate: Scammers Target Your Cell Phone Records (02.03.06)
San Diego Reader: Social Security Numbers Up For Grabs (02.02.06)
Entrepreneur Magazine: Money Matters with Linda B.--Privacy (02.02.06)
JANUARY 2006
Boston Globe: Globe and Worcester T&G Customer Credit Info Mistakenly Released (01.31.06)
Antelope Valley Press: ID Theft Experts Put Spotlight on Growing Crime (01.31.06)
Rocky Mountain News: Bill Would Seal Data Theft Gap (01.31.06)
TechwebNews.com: ChoicePoint's Far From Alone In Data Security Dungeon (01.28.06)
Orlando Sentinel: New 'Blink' Credit Card has Critics Concerned (01.27.06)
Pioneer Press: ID Theft to Cost Broker $15M (01.27.06)
Cleveland Plain Dealer: ID Theft Ends in Record Penalty (01.27.06)
Pioneer Press: Ameriprise Reports Data Theft (01.26.06)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Identity Theft Complaints Still Rising, but Rate Slows (01.26.06)
UWire.com: Data Theft Hits Many Colleges, Study Shows (01.25.06)
San Antonio Express-News: Texans Beware: ID Thieves are Lurking (01.25.06)
Rock River Times: Feds Demand List of Web Users' Queries (01.25.06)
Anchorage Daily News: Bills Aim to Prevent Identity Thefts (01.24.06)
MercedSearch.com: Junk Fax Restrictions Put on Hold (01.24.06)
Baltimore Sun: Privacy at Center of Web Dispute (01.21.06)
LA Times: U.S. Obtains Internet Users' Search Records (01.20.06)
San Francisco Chronicle: A Look at How Thieves can Clean Your Account (01.20.06)
Daily Targum: Retailers Track Returns (01.17.05)
Rocky Mountain News: Refusal to Release 911 Tapes Debated (01.12.06)
Newsday: Database for Online R-rated Trailer Draws Worries (01.09.06)
NY Times: Waking Up to Recurring ID Nightmares (01.09.06) **
Tampa Tribune: Low-Tech Hacking (01.08.06)
Utica Observer-Dispatch: No Exceptions for Online Records (01.06.06)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Personnel Security (01.04.06)
Detriot Free Press: More are Savvy about ID Theft (01.04.06)
Denver Post: Background Checks Snare Innocent, Clear Criminals (01.03.06)
Orlando Sentinel: Financial Institutions Set Dubious Record for ID Theft (01.02.06)
Copley News Service: Spate of New State Laws has Something for All (01.01.06)
Associated Press: Background Checks Leave Some to Hang in the Balance (01.01.06)
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