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Giving Away Privacy By Sharing Online? Researcher proposes Virtual Individual Servers.

Google Co-Founder Defends Google Books Deal Brin addresses concerns over settlement.

Facebook Turns Off Beacon System assailed by privacy advocates is casualty of class action.

Google Books Settlement Facing Scrutiny Concerns center on possible monopoly, invasion of privacy.

Equifax Subsidiary Agrees to Settle FTC Charges Failed to fulfill Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements.

Ex-Clear Customers Mount Class Action Lawsuit Sudden demise of airport security program raises privacy concerns.

Internet Publishers Caution Congress Well-meaning privacy restrictions could stifle free flow of information.

Feds Charge Mortgage Broker In Potential Data Breach Broker allegedly left private data in public dumpsters.

Consumer Watchdog Exposes Google Privacy Problems Nonprofit group finds data collection in Chrome Web browser.

Educational Research Center Settles Privacy Suit Nonprofit sold data on students to commercial marketers.

Feds Issue New Identity Theft Recommendations But delay enforcement of "red flags" fraud program for businesses.

'Red Flags Rules' for Identity Theft on the Way Feds push for better fraud and theft prevention.

GAO: Government Can Do More to Protect Personal Data Reports recommend consistent safeguards for all uses of information.

'Do Not Call' List Entries Are Now Permanent Consumers will not have to renew their entries.

Report: Data Breach Disclosure Laws Don't Affect Identity Theft Results of recent legislation called 'statistically insignificant.'

Thieves Steal AT&T Laptop with Employee Data Unencrypted computer contains personal information on management, staff.

Patient Information Exposed in Data Breach at Walter Reed Army hospital says 1,000 patients may be affected.

TransUnion to Provide Credit Scores to Millions Huge class action settlement could affect 160 million consumers.

FTC Shuts Down Pretexting Operation Company gives up nearly $600,000 for selling callers' personal information to third parties.

FTC Wraps Up Largest Fraud Crackdown in its History More than 180 actions filed against alleged scam artists.

US Search Agrees to Stop Selling Private Credit Data New York wrests agreement, $250,000 settlement from data broker.

Class Action Alleges Deceptive Marketing by Lifelock Lifelock's CEO is himself a multiple identity theft victim, suit charges.

IRS Faulted for Lax Identity Theft Protection Efforts Taxpayer advocate wants improvement; Agency promises more action.

Class Actions Challenge LifeLock Identity protection guarantee 'meaningless,' suits argue.

Junk Mail Relief How to get your name off marketers’ mailing lists.

Hannaford Bros. Faces Class Action Over Data Breach Hacker broke into grocery chain's system.

New Jersey Investigating College Gossip Site JuicyCampus.com publishes anonymous gossip about students.

Supermarket Chain Reports Data Breach Hacker broke into Hannaford Bros. system.

'Permission Marketing' Can Empower Consumers Marketing guru helps companies avoid 'interruption marketing'.

Craiglist Cleared in Biased-Postings Suit Latest in a series of rulings protecting free speech on the Web.

No Easy Remedy for Imposter Postings on Social Networking Sites Like grafitti, phony postings are offensive but hard to control.

North Carolina Asks Candidates to Respect 'Do Not Call' List Congress exempted politicians and charities from the law.

Report: Feds Still Not Doing Enough To Secure Data Agencies have mixed record of security improvements.

Lexis-Nexis Parent To Buy ChoicePoint $4.1 billion deal would create massive new information brokerage.

Congress Makes 'Do Not Call' List Permanent New bill prohibits removal from registry.

Data Thieves Hit Georgetown University Students, Faculty Stolen hard drive contains data on 38,000 individuals.

ChoicePoint Settles Data Breach Lawsuit Will pay $10 million to settle class action.

650,000 Retail Customers Exposed In Data Breach Lost data storage tape contains info from JC Penney, others.

Keeping Teens Safe Online Navigating the treacherous streets of MySpace.

MySpace Agrees To Toughen Security For Young Users Abuse-reporting to be made easier; age verification tools studied.

TSA Site Left Passenger Data Exposed To ID Theft Poor design, inadequate oversight, led to information breach.

MySpace Harassment Case Takes Odd Turn Localities looking at 'cyber-harassment' laws.

Connecticut Governor Wants 'Opt Out' For Online Directories Measure would help citizens delete information from Internet address books.

TJX Settles with Banks over Data Breach Nearly 100 million consumers may have been affected.

Video Professor Drops Subpoena, Goes After Wikipedia Users Comcast protects its customers, Wikipedia surrenders.

Phone Pretexters Get Off Cheap FTC settles with company that sold consumer calling records.

Texas Sues Kids' Web Sites Sites allegedly collect personal information on children.

TJX Settles Visa Suit over Data Breach Nearly 100 million consumers may have been affected.

Attorneys General Oppose TJX Data Breach Settlement Special sale said to help stores more than victims.

Verizon Overrides Internet Searches With Its Own Results Web search "tinkering" raises net neutrality concerns.

TJX Data Breach Victims Reach 94 Million Numbers just keep climbing as court filings reveal extent of the theft.

HR Firm Administaff Loses Laptop Data on 159,000 employees missing.

FTC Vows Not To Purge Numbers from Do Not Call List Agency backtracks, says consumers won't need to reregister.

Verizon Wireless Changes Data Policy Will provide calling data to affiliates unless customers opt out.

Verizon Gave Customer Data To Government Without Court Orders AT&T, Qwest mum on their actions.

AT&T Changes Terms Of Service After Outcry Company adds 'freedom of expression' language.

New Jersey Subpoenas Facebook Investigators looking for known sexual predators on networking sites.

House Democrats Probe Warrantless Surveillance Letters sent to telecoms wanting information on wiretapping program.

Facebook Has 'A Long Way to Go,' Investigators Say States probing social networking site's safety and security measures.

Cuomo Charges Facebook Ignores Sexual Predators New York investigation could cool Microsoft's ardor

Two Credit Bureaus Offer Consumers Credit Freeze in 50 States Trans Union, Equifax reverse policy; Experian undecided.

Quechup Spills Spam Into Email Boxes Social network hijacks user accounts to send unauthorized invites.

Courts Rule Against Data Breach Victims Judges rule that actual, not potential, harm must be proven.

Data Breaches Endanger NY, CA Retirees Consultant's bungling, printer's errors put retirees at risk.

Spy Court Tells White House To Fess Up Decision follows attempt by Congress to legalize spy program.

Pfizer Hit With Second Data Breach In Two Months Contractors lose laptops containing personal data.

Stolen Laptop Leads To Data Breach At VeriSign Employee data was not encrypted, company concedes.

Universal Sues Over Background Music In Toddler Video Universal's lawyers go ape over use of Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" in home video.

Contractor Mishandles Private Data on 580,000 Military Personnel SAIC transmitted personal health care data without encrypting it.

Pfizer Keeps Data Breach Quiet Six-week delay in notifying employees called "problematic."

FBI Uses Data Brokers, "Risk Scores" To Hunt Terrorists Data mining raises risk that inaccurate information will find its way into individual profiles.

GAO: Data Breaches Frequent, Effects Unknown Study fails to find frequent links to identity theft.

Data Theft Leads To Breach of 2.3 Million Records Fidelity National employee allegedly stole and resold data on 2.3 million customers.

GAO: Feds Still Not Doing Enough To Protect Social Security Numbers Americans still vulnerable to identity theft, report finds.

Privasafe, SurfSafe Settle Washington Charges Settlement may cost companies more than $1 million.

More ChoicePoint Identity Theft Victims Identified FTC: More victims may be eligible for reimbursement.

FBI Finds 1 Million PC’s Have Been Hijacked Most users don't have a clue their machine's been taken over.

ChoicePoint Settles With Attorneys General Over Data Breach Data broker says it has become a "model citizen."

GAO: "Critical" Weaknesses In FBI Security Network FBI's network increasingly vulnerable to attacks, report warns.

House Passes New Anti-Spyware Bill Bill prohibits consumers from suing spyware distributors.

States To Get MySpace Sex Offender Data Web site agrees to handle over its database to state attorneys general.

MySpace Deletes Thousands Of Sex Offenders Action follows pressure by state attorneys general.

IBM Contractor Loses Employee Data Incidents mars IBM's roll-out of new security and compliance services.

States Press MySpace For Data On Sex Offenders "Staggering" that company has not acted to remove known offenders, Connecticut AG charges.

22,000 Hit In University Of Missouri Data Breach Crooks get data on 22,396 current and former students and employees.

REAL ID Revolt Spreads to 33 States Too expensive, too many privacy concerns, states complain.

Texas Sues Pawn Shops for Privacy Violations Customers' personal data dumped in trash cans, suit charges.

TSA Loses Hard Drive With 100,000 Employee Names, Data Airport security agency no stranger to privacy foul-ups.

Wireless Hackers Suspected In TJ Maxx Breach Investigators think "drive-by" hackers snatched customer data from stores.

Senate Moves Ahead with Data Breach Bills Critics say measures are weaker than some state laws they would replace.

YouTube Video Purports To Show Discarded Bank Documents Video was reportedly produced by Service Employees International Union.

How Safe Is That Free Wi-Fi Connection? "Hotspots" at airports, hotels and restaurants are handy -- but are they safe?

New York Settles First Security Breach Case Company took months to tell 450,000 New Yorkers it had lost their data.

Gonzales Issues New Identity Theft Plan "Prosecutor purge" overshadows federal plan that would weaken existing state laws.

Congress May Outlaw Spyware House committee considers Spy Act, which would outlaw malicious spyware programs.

Texas Sues CVS for Dumping Customer Records Liberty, Texas, store dumped hundreds of customer records, state charges.

Do Shoppers Shun Stores Hit With Data Breaches? They say they do, but the data show otherwise.

Best Buy Sued Over "Shower Cam" Geek Squad technician allegedly planted camera in bathroom.

Georgia Agency Loses Data on 2.9 Million Residents Contractor loses CD containing data on 2.9 million Georgia residents enrolled in Medicare and a child health program.

IRS Loses Nearly 500 Computers Over Three Years Taxpayer data at risk, Treasury Department report warns.

Texas Cites RadioShack for Exposing Customers to Identity Theft Texas store left customer documents unprotected in trash cans, state charges.

FCC Strengthens Rules For Phone Privacy New rules intended to curb "pretexting."

GAO: IRS Still Not Doing Enough to Secure Data Agency needs to do more to safeguard taxpayers' personal data, government report finds.

TJX Data Breach Called "Biggest Ever" Company says 46 million customers' data exposed to identity thieves.

Businesses Back Off RFID Consumer backlash discourages spy chip promoters.

Data From T.J. Maxx Breach Connected To Florida Fraud Personal info from TJX data breach was used to make $8 million in purchases from Wal-Mart stores in Florida.

Identity Theft Supports a Vast Underground Economy Study finds cybercriminals taking a much more professional approach to their "business."

AT&T Blocks Calls To Competing Conference Call Service Giant telecoms, with friends in high places, use their power to block competing services from their networks.

House Tries Once More to Pass Pretexting Bill Measure would make it illegal to get consumers' private phone records through fraud.

Insurer Unlawfully Poached Consumers' Credit Reports New York insurance company accessed credit reports unlawfully, agrees to pay restitution.

Census Bureau Admits To Data Breach As ID Theft Levels Climb Employees were working at home when personal data was accidentally posted on a public Web site.

Spam E-mail Increases Worldwide Russia, China, U.S. are major sources of spam.

REAL ID Guidelines Issued, But Implementation Delayed States will have more time to meet new standards for drivers' licenses.

Arrests Made In Stop & Shop Data Breach Thieves tampered with credit/debit-card terminals to swipe data.

TJX Data Breach Bigger than Earlier Estimates Company now says earliest intrusions were 10 months earlier than previously reported.

Mysterious Computer Theft Hits Mystery Shopping Company Company takes its time telling workers their personal data was taken.

Data Thieves Hit Stop & Shop Crooks tamper with card readers, swipe PIN numbers.

The Amphetamine Connection How meth is driving the identity theft pandemic and what you can do to protect yourself.

Massachusetts, Rhode Island Open TJX Probes States want to know how and why massive data breach occurred. Plus: What To Do -- how customers can protect themselves.

Veterans Administration Loses Data on 1.8 Million Hard drive disappears from Alabama hospital.

Johns Hopkins Loses Data; Congress Aflutter Backup tapes wind up in trash, flurry of legislation hits the hopper.

FTC Findings Undercut Industry Claims that Identity Theft Is Declining More than one-third of all complaints to FTC last year concerned identity theft.

Wisconsin Agency, Printer Tried To Cover Up Data Breach Blunder exposed by news media after calls from concerned consumers.

GAO Cites Medical Privacy Issues HHS pushing health data-sharing plan without adequate privacy protection, report warns.

Congress Caves to Businesses Who Lose Customers' Data Democratic measures would shield businesses while leaving consumers vulnerable to identity theft.

Telemarketer Fined $1 Million The Broadcast Team violated Do Not Call rule millions of times, FTC charges.

Sony BMG Settles FTC "Rootkit" Charges Consumers whose computers were damaged eligible for up to $150.

Data Breach Hits Canada's Club Monaco High-end retailer learned of possible data theft last year but didn't tell anyone.

TJX Sued for Loss of Consumer Data Banks report wave of fraudulent transactions following data breach.

Illinois Sues Text-Message Spammers Federal lawsuit seeks nationwide injunction against time-share resellers accused of flooding cell phones with spam.

Nationwide, Aetna Customer Data Stolen Thieves take computer backup tapes containing customer data and medical records.

Consumers Must Act Fast in Data Theft Cases Notification of a data breach is just the beginning.

Google Anti-Phishing Feature Accidentally Reveals Too Much List designed to safeguard against phishing scams reveals some user information.

Hackers Hit T.J.Maxx, Marshalls Customer data stolen in major security breach.

New MySpace Security Measures May Be Too Late Lawsuits and legal challenges pile up as teens are molested on Rupert Murdoch's site.

Bush Spy Program Placed Under Court Review Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court will oversee spying on Americans, Attorney General Gonzalez assures Senate.

"National Security Letters" Used To Examine Americans' Financial Records White House defends the practice but critics call it illegal.

New Twist In "Hit Man" Scam Email claims about "contracts" on your life aren't to be believed.

Zombie Computers Clog the Web with Spam Wonder where all that spam comes from? It may be coming from you.

Congress Takes On Data Security Critics say bills don't do enough to hold careless businesses and government agencies accountable.

Morgan Stanley: ID Theft Likely to Rise in 2007 Consumers, particularly under-30s, take unnecessary risks, report warns.

Emory Healthcare Laptop Stolen Thieves get data on 38,000 patients.

Bush Gives Himself Authority to Search the Mail "Signing statement" added to mundane bill gives White House unprecedented new powers.

Sony BMG Settles Root-Kit Suits for $4.25 Million Settlement with 39 states wraps up litigation resulting from the root-kit issue.

Rep. Frank Promises Hearings On Credit Bureaus Frank vows action on problems consumers encounter in trying to correct and update their credit records.

Wisconsin Mails Tax Forms With Exposed Social Security Numbers 170,000 taxpayers may be affected by state's blunder.

Persecution of Immigrant Workers Won't Stop Identity Theft Treating immigrants like slaves does nothing to shut down traffic in stolen data.

Sony BMG Settles California Case Consumers will be eligible for reimbursement of computer repair costs.

Locking Down Your Laptop Theft recovery systems are available, but they don't work if they're not installed.

Boeing Loses Laptop with 328,000 Workers' Information Laptop was unencrypted, contained names, Social Security numbers, salary info, etc.

Massive Data Breach At UCLA Personal data on more than 800,000 students and faculty exposed in long-term intrusion.

Ameriprise Settles With Regulators Over Laptop Theft Company settles Massachusetts charges, agrees to strengthen its practices.

Pretexting Bill: Pretense or Reality? GOP leaders want to leave their stamp on supposed privacy legislation.

Hewlett-Packard Pays $14.5 Million to Settle Pretexting Suit Proceeds will fund new privacy protection efforts in California.

FTC Finally Sets Up Redress For ChoicePoint Victims Agency collected a $5 million settlement but has been slow to disburse funds to victims.

Kaiser Permanente Laptop Stolen Personal data on 38,000 members missing. Theft was kept secret since early October.

GPS Tracking Adds Layer of Security to Laptops Security programs can track lost laptops, automatically delete sensitive data.

Michigan Credit Card Mystery Deepens Is it the next "worst hack ever?"

ZabaSearch Continues To Bedevil Privacy Seekers Consumers outraged at finding their personal data readily available on the Web.

Court Shuts Down "Media Motor" Spyware Operation Consumers hit with spyware they could not get rid of.

New Congress Faces Technology, Privacy Issues Net neutrality, cramming, privacy, domestic surveillance issues await action.

Consumerists Want FTC Probe of Online Advertising Too much data being collected on users, groups charge.

Sen. Clinton Targets Child Identity Theft Theft of children's identity a growing problem, Clinton notes.

Hackers Attack Ohio Children's Hospital Records Hospital waits nearly two months to inform victims their data was stolen.

Black Box Rule Ignites Hot Debate Automakers, consumer organizations, privacy advocates object to federal rules governing automotive data recorders.

Pittsburgh Man Arrested in MySpace Sex Case Suspect allegedly propositioned a 14-year-old girl.

Perot Systems Walks Off With Indiana Hospital's Patient Data CDs containing data on 260,000 patients missing

Firefox/Google Team Up To Fight Phishing Some privacy advocates worried by the data collection process.

ChoicePoint Names a "Consumer Advocate" Latest attempt to recover from disastrous data breach.

Study: Data Breaches Getting More Expensive Study finds companies spend $182 per individual record stolen.

Government Data Losses Widespread, Report Finds Every government agency and department has lost private citizens' data, Congressional report finds.

Congress Bans Internet Gaming ... Or Does It? GOP bill is full of holes, say Vegas oddsmakers.

Schwarzenegger Terminates Spychip Bill Measure would have put limits on use of RFID chips.

HP Scandal Ignites New Pretexting Battle In Congress Sen. Ted Stevens inserts "poison pill" provision in bill criminalizing pretexting.

GE Loses Laptop Left in Hotel Room Data on 50,000 current and retired employees at risk.

Data Breach Bill Does Little Feds lose laptops faster than anyone can count them. Many contain vital personal data.

FTC Fails To Pay Victims Of ChoicePoint Data Breach It's been nearly a year since the agency wrangled $5 million from the company for restitution to victims.

Federal Identity Theft Task Force Recommendations Panel to issue final recommendations to President Bush in November.

Studies Offer Conflicting Views About Data Breaches So, are data breaches dangerous or not? Depends who you ask.

Capital One Blitzes Credit Reports Looking For New Prey What's in your wallet? Capital One already knows.

For Sale: Your Health Care Records Report warns of privacy gaps as medical records are computerized.

Hackers Make Off With "Second Life" Data Personal data on 600,000 members exposed to hackers.

Chase Trashes Tapes Containing Circuit City Customers' Data Missing tapes contained personal data on 2.6 million consumers.

Facebook Does an About Face Site says it's working to correct a feature users find "stalker-esque."

TSA Sends Employee Data to the Wrong Addresses Accenture gets employee data bollixed up. No explanation or apology offered.

Feds Quash "Search Miracle" Spyware "Free" software was actually spyware, FTC charged.

Health Care Agencies Violate Patients' Privacy Forty percent of insurers, agencies have lost patient data.

MySpace Glitch Gives Hackers Teen Data Blogosphere explodes with reports of successful data hacks.

AT&T Web Site Hacked; Customer Data Exposed Hackers broke into site used to sell DSL equipment, company reports.

Mental Health Clinic Loses Laptop Bearing Patient Data Compass Health lost private data on its patients in June, finally issuing an alert this week.

Department of Education Site Exposes Data on 21,000 Users Software upgrade includes a glitch that leaves personal data exposed.

U.S. Military To Be Tagged With Spychips? Verichip wants to get under the skin of the military.

AOL Heads Roll Over Data Leak Chief technology officer, two others, fired after member search records revealed.

Stolen Chevron Laptop Contains Data On Thousands Of Workers Independent auditor loses laptop, exposing employes to identity theft.

Government Scrambles To Secure Data After Breaches Agencies embarrassed by stolen data and lost computers insist they are moving quickly to plug the gaps.

Special Agent's Laptop Stolen, Data on Pilots Missing Agent was investigating whether bogus licenses had been issued.

HSBC Security Flaw Exposes Millions Of Customers' Data More than three million customers' records exposed, researchers find.

Bus Fires May Be Under-Reported Probe of bus fire that killed Hurricane Katrina evacuees indicates problem may be widespread.

"Angel" Warns Job Seekers of Identity Theft Risk Specialized search engine warns job seekers who disclose too much information.

VA Contractor Loses Computer Containing Personal Data Unisys loses desktop containing information on as many as 38,000 veterans.

Teens Arrested In VA Laptop Theft Government claims data on 26 million veterans is safe, drops offer of free credit monitoring.

New IRS Online Payment System Raises Privacy Fears Consumer advocates fear scam artists will take advantage of the system.

Judge Rules Against Government in NSA/AT&T Wiretapping Case Judge denied the government's motion to dismiss the case based on the "state secrets" privilege.

Two New Data Breaches in Higher Education Northwestern University, Nelnet bungle data security.

ChoicePoint Gets a Makeover If the first thing your company name brings to mind is "identity theft," there's a lot of public relations housecleaning to do.

Navy Publishes Personal Data on Web Site Navy personnel's names, addresses, and Social Security numbers ended up on a public Web site.

Consultant Hacks FBI's Computer System Getting information through proper channels supposedly took too long.

Visa Tours Country Promoting Data Security Credit card giant lectures small businesses, though its own record isn't exactly spotless.

FTC "Concerned" About MySpace & Other Networking Sites More safety features to protect children from predators needed, agency tells Congress.

Survey: Employees Are Biggest Threat To Data Security Employee error implicated in more than half of cases studied.

Oklahoma Settles with Consumer Benefits Group Company claims to sell identity theft protection devices.

FTC, Equifax Let Consumer Data Slip Away Same old story: laptops lost or stolen, consumers get tepid apology.

AT&T Declares Consumers' Personal Data "Corporate Property" Company decrees that customers' calling records and Internet viewing records are its property.

States Want Longer Data Retention by ISPs Internet sex crime prosecutions hampered by lack of data, attorneys general declare.

Visa Admits To Problem In Mysterious Data Breach Card network's ATM system may have contributed to the breach. Details still sketchy.

Texas Teen Sues MySpace for $30 Million Fourteen-year-old says she was assaulted by someone she met through the site.

ING Loses Laptop With D.C. Workers' Data Sen. Clinton introduces measure to tighten consumer protections in data loss cases.

AIG Customers At Risk After File Server Is Stolen Insurance company asserts that thieves probably didn't know what they were stealing.

TransUnion Gets Into Tenant Screening Business It's part of a broader effort to identify and rate "thin-client" consumers.

"Blacklist" Helps Merchants Spot Assertive Consumers Chargeback Bureau tracks consumers who dispute credit card charges for fraudulent or defective merchandise.

"Worst Data Bill Ever" Inches Forward in Congress Lobbyists conspire to short-circuit state laws protecting consumers.

Countrywide Data Breach Still A Mystery One year later, consumers have few answers to just what happened to their personal data.

Hotels.com, Royal Ahold Report Laptop Losses Latest in the continuing series of companies exposing their customers and employees to identity theft, or worse.

Student Loan Company Loses Borrower Data Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation loses data on 10 percent of its borrowers.

Survey: Feds Must Do More to Safeguard Consumer Privacy Current law requires destruction of credit-related documents only.

European Court Blocks Agreement to Share Passenger Data U.S. threatens to bar European airlines from landing.

Hackers Swipe Sacred Heart Data Information on 135,000 individuals may have been compromised.

Investigators Kept VA Data Theft Secret for Three Weeks In a vain attempt to catch the crooks, government didn't inform veterans their identities had been stolen.

Court Approves Sony BMG CD Settlement Music fans will finally get the music they bought without illicit spyware.

VA Loses Data on 26 Million Veterans Employee says laptop was stolen from his residence.

ChoicePoint-FBI Deal Raises New Privacy Questions "Poster child for lax security" gets $12 million contract.

Ohio University: Data Breach Central? In latest data disaster, hackers get access to medical data on thousands of students.

FTC: Businesses Need To Better Protect Social Security Numbers Agency tells Congress businesses need to tighten up their security procedures.

Massachusetts Puts Heat on MySpace.com Investigators were able to register as minors and browse kids' listings, state charges.

Court Halts Spyware Operations Perpetrator ordered to pay more than $4 million.

Feds Sue Calling Record Vendors Five companies accused of illegally pilfering and selling consumers' calling records.

Aetna Loses Laptop Containing Customer Data Laptop with information on 38,000 customers stolen from employee's car.

Vermont Loses Laptop Loaded with Student & Faculty Data Faculty member finds "free" fraud alert is neither alert nor free.

Spychipped Levi's Hit the U.S. Levi Strauss & Co. is ignoring a moratorium on item-level RFID by spychipping its clothing in a secret test location.

Florida Judgment to End Data Broker's Business Company illegally sold consumers' calling records.

Banks Lose Business As Consumers Lose Faith in Online Security Studies find online banking growing more slowly; security fears blamed.

MySpace Names Security Czar Microsoft executive will take charge of safety, education, privacy and law enforcement oversight programs.

Class Action Challenges AT&T/NSA Surveillance AT&T diverting Internet traffic into hands of NSA in violation of the Constitution, suit charges.

Yahoo Implicated in Spyware "Click Fraud" Spyware and false "clicks" may be contributing to Yahoo's bottom line, report finds.

New York Sues Major Spyware Distributor Direct Revenue Inc. accused of "drive-by downloads."

Identity Theft Hit 3% of U.S. Households in 2004 Nearly half of victims hit by unauthorized credit card use.

Laptop Thefts: The Latest Form Of Identity Theft Sloppy handling of corporate and personal laptops leads to loss of crucial data.

GAO: "Security Weaknesses" at IRS Endanger Taxpayer Information Agency endangers taxpayers' security through shortcomings in its data handling.

Small Businesses Urged to Lock Down Vital Data Better Business Bureau launches drive to educate smaller businesses about privacy, data security.

New York Accuses Gratis Internet of Largest Deliberate Privacy Breach Ever Firm allegedly sold hundreds of millions of email addresses it promised to keep confidential.

First Badware Report Fingers Four Firms KaZaa, MediaPipe, SpyAxe, Waterfalls 3 top stopbadware.org's first list.

TrustedID: New Data Protection Or Just More of the Same? TrustedID claims to prevent identity theft ... for a price.

Congress Considers "Worst Data Bill Ever" Existing laws provide better protection, critics argue.

California Sues Data Trace USA for $10 Million Company allegedly obtained and sold cell phone calling records.

New York Plugs Largest Known Internet Privacy Leak Datran Media disclosed data on six million Americans.

The "Worst Hack Ever:" Debit Card Security Crisis Continues Banks cancel cards en masse with no public explanation.

Citibank's Cards Mysteriously Shut Down Latest bank card shutdown adds to fears of a massive security breach.

Hackers Steal D.C. Residents' Data Personal information was hosted on Georgetown University server.

What's Inside MySpace.com? Murdoch's latest media marvel may be his biggest yet.

Utah Passes Landmark Consumer Credit "Freeze" First state to allow consumers to lock up their credit records.

Three States Consider Limits on Black Boxes Insurers, police increasingly see cars' black boxes as evidence.

Homeland Security Looking at RFID Technology to Track Individuals Privacy advocates say DHS threatens to become "Big Brother on Steroids."

"Secure Flight" Grounded Yet Again GAO finds "serious vulnerabilities" in system to keep terrorists off planes.

More privacy notes ...

• Scammers Seeking To Exploit Boston Globe Security Breach
• Northwest Hospital Chain Loses Patient Data
• Boston Globe Distributes Customers' Credit Card Data
• ID Theft at The Pump
• U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Head Moves to Bank of America
• Texas Probes Cell Phone Calling Record Sales, Missouri Files Suit
• GAO: Feds Not Guarding Social Security Numbers Handled by Contractors
• MovieLand Denies It Pipes Spyware Onto Users' Computers
• Outcry Over Sale of Cell Phone Calling Records
• iTunes Includes "iSpy" Feature
• Symantec Hides Rootkits In Software
• Justice Department Publishes Social Security Numbers
• All Eyes On You: How Spy Chips Are Quietly Reshaping Privacy
• Data Brokers Violating Basic Privacy Laws, Privacy Group Charges
• Loyalty Cards: Reward or Threat?
• Alternatives to Loyalty Cards
• CVS Customers' Purchases Exposed on Company Website
• Microsoft Wants Federal Privacy Law
• Banks Attack Tough California Privacy Law
• Implantable Chip Raises Privacy Concerns

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