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UCSF information leaked by data company

Lauren Bell May 06, 2008

The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center notified patients last month of a data breach that affected more than 6,000 visitors to the pulmonary/chest faculty practice, vascular surgery, pediatric surgery and neurology departments.

FTC reaches settlement with Life Is Good

Chantal Todé April 23, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission recently approved a final consent order settling charges online clothing retailer Life Is Good failed to properly secure customers' personal information.

FTC reaches data breach settlements with TJX, Reed Elsevier

Lauren Bell March 27, 2008

The FTC has reached settlements with The TJX Companies Inc. and Reed Elsevier after alleging the firms did not provide sufficient security for consumer information. Under the settlements, the companies must implement new security programs and undergo security audits by third-party professionals every other year for 20 years.

CA lawmakers bullish on privacy

February 11, 2008

SB 364, passed by the California Senate last week, requires that consumers receive a clear, informative notification letter when personal data kept by a business or public agency has been stolen. It also requires the state to establish a central reporting site to catalog security breaches. The bill awaits action in the State Assembly. Another bill, SB 612, allows identity theft to be prosecuted in the victim's home county. Both bills were written by Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto).

GLOVES OFF: Do PCI standards alone protect data?

February 04, 2008

Robert Russo, General manager at PCI Security Standards Council, and David Taylor, President of PCI Alliance discuss consumer data protection.

GE Money says 650,000 consumers' data compromised

Mary Elizabeth Hurn January 22, 2008

Credit card operations service GE Money said the personal and contact information for about 650,000 customers of up to 230 of its retail partners, including JCPenney, could be compromised due to a missing computer tape.

Warm state proposes credit freeze law

January 14, 2008

Virginia governor Timothy M. Kaine introduced legislation aimed at standardizing corporate response to data breaches to the state's General Assembly. It guards against identity theft and credit fraud.

Sears reacts to privacy issues

Chantal Todé January 14, 2008

Sears Holdings Corporation's handling of customers' privacy is under fire, with privacy advocates crying foul and one customer filing a lawsuit. In one example, the nonprofit group StopBadware last week accused Sears of inadequately disclosing the tracking and data collection software that's used on the Web site My SHC Community.

CT governor mulls 'opt-out' registry

Dianna Dilworth January 07, 2008

Governor M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut is in the process of developing a legislative package to create an opt-out registry for online personal data. The Governor will be calling for a proposed opt-out registry, similar to the Do-Not-Call registry, that would establish a centralized, one-time process for Connecticut residents to remove some or all of their private information from Internet search sites, credit card solicitations, direct mail lists and e-mail lists.

Card info could cost you

January 02, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission has released a statement reminding merchants to comply with federal law, ensuring that full credit card and debit card numbers are not printed on customer receipts.

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