PrivacyClue — Privacy Partners

At the banks whose customers were affected by the security breach at CardSystems, privacy laws are open for interpretation.

Jun 24
Jun 24 Privacy Snafu Costs Kaiser $200k

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Privacy

"Irresponsible" and "negligent" Kaiser Permanente of Northern California pays $200,000 for exposing patient information.

Jun 23
Jun 23 MSFT's Ultimatum on Sender ID

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Punditry, Spam

MSFT has decided to force the issue of authentication by requiring Sender ID.

Jun 22
Jun 22 Welcome Yahoo "Notable Sites" Visitors

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Miscellany

I noticed a huge new spike in traffic... thanks to Yahoo listing me as a "Notable Site".

Jun 21
Jun 21 Privacy Group Finds CVS Hole

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Privacy

A previously unheard-of advocacy group discovered a security hole in the CVS Corp. (the pharmacy firm) web site.

Jun 20
Jun 20 Contractors Do What TSA Can't

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Homeland Security, Privacy

The TSA was told not to build a passenger database, and promised not to. They have contractors for that.

Jun 20
Jun 20 CardSystems Breach: Old Story, New Dingbats

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Privacy

The theft of 40 million credit cards from CardSystems Solutions is an outrage, but there's nothing new or unique about it. Just ask Eli Lilly.

Jun 19
Jun 19 FTC Sez 'ADV' is B.S.

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Law, Spam

On Friday, the FTC issued a report saying that labeling spam with "ADV" wouldn't do much to stop the spam problem.

Jun 17
Jun 17 Google Forgets About Privacy (Again!)

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Privacy, Sillycon Valley Biz

CNet reports that Google's contract with U. of Mich. doesn't contain any mention of user privacy.

Jun 17
Jun 17 40 Million At Risk in MasterCard Breach

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Privacy

40 Million consumers may have an increased fraud risk due to a security breach at one of MasterCard's vendors.

Jun 16
Jun 16 Malware in BitTorrent Downloads

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Malware

Malware distributors are bundling their crap in files distributed via BitTorrent

Jun 14
Jun 14 More on Federal Privacy Officers

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Punditry

Well, nothing new... just revised and extended from one of my blog posts. :)

Jun 9
Jun 9 The Other Shoe Drops

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Law, Privacy

The Ohio Attorney General has filed suit against shoe retailer DSW over stolen credit card data.

Jun 9
Jun 9 Good Time to be a Privacy Startup

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Sillycon Valley Biz

VC money is once again flowing to privacy and security start-ups.

Jun 8
Jun 8 Symantec Strikes Back

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Law, Malware

Instead of waiting to be sued by adware company Hotbar, Symantec strikes first.

Jun 8
Jun 8 Who Needs Privacy Audits?

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Privacy

A bunch of security and technology experts question the need for third-party privacy audits of federal agencies?

Jun 5
Jun 5 The Cost of Encryption

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Privacy

Many companies have avoided encrypting their data files because of costs. What's the cost of not encrypting?

Jun 1
Jun 1 Yahoo! Issues Blogging Guidelines

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Sillycon Valley Biz

Yahoo! apparently thinks its employees' opinions are valuable! Unlike, say, Google.

Jun 1
Jun 1 One Premiere Executive's Opinion

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News & Culture

United Airlines has averted a strike, for the moment. But it's the CEO that needs to be "struck" with a clue-by-four.

May 27
May 27 End of An Era

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News & Culture, Politics

Orson Swindle steps down at the FTC

Jun 28
Jun 28 CardSystems Breach Highlights Holes in Law

Jun 24
Jun 24 Privacy Snafu Costs Kaiser $200k

Jun 23
Jun 23 MSFT's Ultimatum on Sender ID

Jun 22
Jun 22 Welcome Yahoo "Notable Sites" Visitors

Jun 21
Jun 21 Privacy Group Finds CVS Hole

Jun 20
Jun 20 Contractors Do What TSA Can't

Jun 20
Jun 20 CardSystems Breach: Old Story, New Dingbats

Jun 19
Jun 19 FTC Sez 'ADV' is B.S.

Jun 17
Jun 17 Google Forgets About Privacy (Again!)

Jun 17
Jun 17 40 Million At Risk in MasterCard Breach

Jun 16
Jun 16 Malware in BitTorrent Downloads

Jun 14
Jun 14 More on Federal Privacy Officers

Jun 9
Jun 9 The Other Shoe Drops

Jun 9
Jun 9 Good Time to be a Privacy Startup

Jun 8
Jun 8 Symantec Strikes Back

Jun 8
Jun 8 Who Needs Privacy Audits?

Jun 5
Jun 5 The Cost of Encryption

Jun 1
Jun 1 Yahoo! Issues Blogging Guidelines

Jun 1
Jun 1 One Premiere Executive's Opinion

May 27
May 27 End of An Era

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