Alerts

2010

  • Census Scams -- You Can Count on It (March 15, 2010)
  • LifeLock Customers to Receive Refunds (March 11, 2010)
  • Scare Away Scammers (February 8, 2010)
  • IRS Information Returns: An Identity Thief's Dream? (January 11, 2010)

    • 2009

  • Resolve to Be a Privacy Advocate in 2010  (December 25, 2009)
  • Holiday Shopping? Ten Timely Tips  (November 17, 2009)
  • Want to Buy a $37 Soda? (August 24, 2009)
  • 10 Rules for Creating a Hacker-Resistant Password (July 30, 2009)
  • Planning a Summer Vacation? Be a Privacy-Smart Traveler (June 3, 2009)
  • Online Personal Health Records: Are They Healthy for Your Privacy? (April 21, 2009)
  • Protecting Your Social Security Number at Tax Time (March 5, 2009)
  • Valentine e-Cards May Deliver More Than Just Love! (February 3, 2009)
  • Welcome to Our New Website! (November 20, 2009)

    • 2008

  • Will I Be Able to Return That Unwanted Holiday Gift? The Retail Equation (formerly The Return Exchange) (December 12, 2008)
  • Specialty Reports: What Have They Got on Me? (November 11, 2008)
  • The Privacy Implications of Cloud Computing (September 12, 2008)
  • Straight Talk about Identity Theft Monitoring Services (July 28, 2008)
  • Google Posts a Link to Its Privacy Policy from Its Home Page (July 7, 2008)
  • Consumer and Privacy Groups Urge Google to Post a Link to Its Privacy Policy from Its Home Page (June 3, 2008)
  • Spring Cleaning Your Personal and Financial Records (April 18, 2008)
  • Can Stores Require an ID When I Pay by Credit Card? (February 5, 2008)
  • It's Tax Time. Take These Extra Precautions with Your Mail (January 11, 2008)

    • 2007

  • Spam E-mails Using PRC's Address (December 20, 2007)
  • 10 Tips for Safe and Private Holiday Shopping (November 13, 2007)
  • What Is HealthVault? Things to Think About Before You Participate (October 11, 2007)
  • Pharmacies Profiting At Your Expense: Your Help Is Requested (July 30, 2007)
  • Dump Your Debit Card! New Guide Explains Your Card Payment Options (June 14, 2007)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 5, Iss. 1 (March 3, 2007)
  • Real ID Act Will Increase Exposure to ID Theft (February 28, 2007)
  • Junk Faxes: They Are Now OK with a "Business" Relationship (February 19, 2007)
  • Chronology of Data Breaches 2006: Analysis (February 1, 2007)
  • The Case of the Disappearing Check: What is Electronic Check Conversion? (January 25, 2007)
  • It's Tax Time. Take These Extra Precautions with Your Mail (January 15, 2007)

    • 2006

  • Privacy Resolutions: Make 2007 Prosperous and Private! (December 18, 2006)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 4, Iss. 5 (December 6, 2006)
  • Contact the FTC: Speak Out about Pre-Recorded Telemarketing Calls (December 5, 2006)
  • Bogus E-Mail Message Impersonates Social Security Administration (November 10, 2006)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 4, Iss. 4 (September 26, 2006)
  • Your Cell Phone Can Continue Talking Even After You Get Rid of It (September 25, 2006)
  • Keep Your Internet Searches Private (September 5, 2006)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 4, Iss. 3 (July 24, 2006)
  • Your resume may be overshadowed by your online persona: Tips for jobseekers (July 9, 2006)
  • For a Complete Medical History, Compile Your Own Health Records but be Cautious about Storing Them Online (June 18, 2006)
  • The VA's Data Breach - Tips for Veterans and Action You Can Take under Federal Law (May 23, 2006)
  • Tell the FCC to Stop Debt Collectors from Calling Your Cell Phone (May 7, 2006)
  • Tell the IRS that Allowing Tax Preparers to Sell Taxpayer Data to Marketers Is a Bad Idea (March 25, 2006)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 4, Iss. 1 (March 6, 2006)
  • Privacy Tips for Tax Season (March 6, 2006)
  • Protect Your Cell Phone Records (January 24, 2006)
  • For the New Year, Resolve to Check Yourself Out (January 8, 2006)
  • Who Is Using Your Checkbook? FDIC Warns About Qchex.com (August 14, 2005)

    • 2005

  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 3, Iss. 6 (December 18, 2005)
  • Popular Online Investing Attracts Identity Thieves and Phishing Scams (November 13, 2005)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 3, Iss. 5 (October 22, 2005)
  • Don't Be Scammed by Hurricane Katrina Fraudsters (September 7, 2005)
  • Telephone Call for Jury Duty May be a Scam (September 7, 2005)
  • It's Back-to-School Time: Parents, Do You Know Where Your Child's School Records Are? (September 3, 2005)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 3, Iss. 4 (August 25, 2005)
  • New Look for Prescreened Credit and Insurance Offers (August 22, 2005)
  • FTC Sues Imposter Web Sites Offering "Free Credit Reports" (August 20, 2005)
  • Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in Employment Screening (August 8, 2005)
  • Call Don't Click Update: Still Be Smart about Ordering Federally Mandated Free Credit Reports (July 17, 2005)
  • 2005 CardSystems Security Breach, Affecting 40 Million Cardholders (June 18, 2005)
  • FTC Disposal Rule: Does it Apply to You? (June 3, 2005)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 3, Iss. 3 (May 18, 2005)
  • Bogus Email Claims Cell Phone Numbers Being Released to Marketers (April 22, 2005)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 3, Iss. 2 (March 13, 2005)
  • Privacy Advocates Call for Tough Regulation of Financial Data and Stronger Identity Theft Protections (March 1, 2005)
  • World Privacy Forum and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Ask the FTC to Immediately Stop Credit Bureaus From Blocking Web Links to www.AnnualCreditReport.com (February 28, 2005)
  • Groups Ask the FTC to Immediately Stop Credit Bureaus From Blocking Web Links to www.AnnualCreditReport.com (February 28, 2005)
  • Consumers in Midwest States Can Get Free Credit Reports Starting March 1, 2005 (February 28, 2005)
  • Call Don't Click: Why It Is Smarter to Order a Federally Mandated Credit Report Via the Phone Instead of the Internet (February 25, 2005)
  • The ChoicePoint Data Security Breach (Feb. '05): What It Means for You (February 19, 2005)
  • Request Disclosure of Information Sharing Under California's Shine the Light Act (February 15, 2005)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 3, Iss. 1 (January 26, 2005)

    • 2004

  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 9 (December 30, 2004)
  • California's "Shine the Light" Law Goes into Effect Jan. 1, 2005 (December 29, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 8 (December 9, 2004)
  • Consumers Can Get Free “Specialty” Consumer Reports Starting December 1, 2004 (November 29, 2004)
  • Federal Trade Commission Releases Web Site and Phone Number for Free Credit Reports (November 23, 2004)
  • The Return Exchange: Q & A (November 18, 2004)
  • Consumers in West Coast States Can Get Free Credit Reports Starting December 1, 2004 (November 17, 2004)
  • Phishing Emails Can Lead to Domain Registration for Scam Web Sites (November 12, 2004)
  • PRC Portrayed in Lifetime Movie: Identity Theft - The Michelle Brown Story (October 30, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 7 (October 27, 2004)
  • PRC Opposes Calif. Proposition 64 (October 14, 2004)
  • Online Information Brokers (October 1, 2004)
  • Online Data Vendors: Opting Out of Directory Assistance and Non-public Information (October 1, 2004)
  • Why the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Opposes California Proposition 69: “DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding. Initiative Statute” (September 28, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 6 (September 17, 2004)
  • Privacy Groups Urge Gov. Schwarzenegger to Veto Spyware Bill (September 12, 2004)
  • Privacy Rights and the Marketing of Confidential Medical Information: Questions and Answers on the Case of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) v. Albertsons (September 9, 2004)
  • Have You Received Unsolicited Marketing Letters or Phone Calls Regarding Your Personal Prescriptions? Tell us! (September 1, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 5 (August 9, 2004)
  • The Work Number's Employment Database May Contain Inaccurate Information Reported by Employer (July 21, 2004)
  • Survey Finds Most Online Pharmacies Do Not Give HIPAA Privacy Notices (July 13, 2004)
  • PRC Applauds Court Decision Upholding California's SB 1 on Financial Privacy (July 1, 2004)
  • California's Online Privacy Protection Act Goes into Effect July 1: Requires Internet Merchants to Post a Privacy Policy (June 28, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 4 (June 25, 2004)
  • Google's New Email Service, Gmail, Under Fire for Privacy Concerns, Possible Wiretap Law Violations (June 1, 2004)
  • PRC Recommends Wireless Cell Phone 411 Directory Should be Complete Opt In (May 21, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 3 (May 12, 2004)
  • Thirty-One Privacy and Civil Liberties Organizations Urge Google to Suspend Gmail (April 6, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 2 (April 2, 2004)
  • Google's Email Service 'Gmail' Sacrifices Privacy for Extra Storage Space (April 2, 2004)
  • Prevent Identity Theft with Responsible Information-Handling Practices in the Workplace (March 1, 2004)
  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 2, Iss. 1 (February 24, 2004)
  • Consumers on the Do Not Call Registry Allege Telemarketing Calls by Mortgage Concepts (January 12, 2004)

    • 2003

  • PRC's Privacy Update No. 1, Iss. 8 (December 17, 2003)
  • Bogus Job Ads Attempt to Obtain Consumer Bank Account Data (December 11, 2003)
  • RFID Position Statement of Consumer Privacy and Civil Liberties Organizations (November 20, 2003)
  • Compliance vs. Communication: Readability of HIPAA Notices (Hochhauser) (November 1, 2003)
  • Oct. 2003: PRC's Privacy Update Newsletter (October 30, 2003)
  • PRC Takes Aim at CAPPS II (September 30, 2003)
  • Sept. 2003: PRC's Privacy Update Newsletter (September 26, 2003)
  • Do Not Call Registry is "Fully Up and Running": Updates on Court Challenges and Enforcement Actions (September 24, 2003)
  • Groups Oppose Data Mining of Health Information by Financial Institutions (September 10, 2003)
  • Identity Theft Surveys and Studies: How Many Identity Theft Victims Are There? What Is the Impact on Victims? (September 1, 2003)

    • 2002

  • Full-Page Ad Distorts Facts about SB 773, California Financial Privacy Bill (August 26, 2002)
  • San Mateo Co. (California) Board of Supervisors Unanimously Adopts Financial Information Privacy Ordinance (August 6, 2002)
  • North Dakota Votes for "Opt-In" Financial Privacy (June 21, 2002)
  • Identity Theft Precautions for California State Employees (June 11, 2002)
  • New Privacy Study Challenges Industry Assertions on the Cost of Protecting Consumers' Privacy (Gellman) (April 16, 2002)
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation Honors Pioneer Award Winners: San Francisco Ceremony for Gillmor, Givens, DeCSS Writers (April 11, 2002)
  • California Consumers: On Hold for New Telemarketing "Do Not Call" List (January 10, 2002)

    • 2001

  • For Egghead.com customers, from the President and CEO of Egghead -- Deadline Sept. 21, 2001 (September 15, 2001)
  • Potential Identity Theft Scam Related to Terrorist Attacks (September 15, 2001)
  • Confusing E-Mail about Opt-Out Number Sends the Wrong Message (July 25, 2001)
  • July 1st Privacy Notice Deadline is For Banks, Not Customers (June 25, 2001)
  • Financial Privacy Notices: Do They Really Want You to Know What They're Saying? (June 1, 2001)
  • New Privacy Rights May Be Buried in "Junk" Mail (March 26, 2001)

    • 2000

  • Nowhere to Turn: Victims Speak Out on Identity Theft - A Survey of Identity Theft Victims and Recommendations for Reform (May 1, 2000)

    • 1995

  • Calling All Direct Marketers to Heed the "Fair Information Practices" (August 1, 1995)
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Privacy: Responsible Mailing List Management (June 15, 1995)

    • 1994

  • Privacy Rights of the Homeless (May 19, 1994)