Naomi Wolf recounts the ugly story of her interactions with WaMu when she reported suspected fraud on her account. … I noticed eventually that checkbooks were missing from my home, and finally my accountant got enough of the records to see an unmistakable pattern of fraud, and called my attention to it. I filed a…
Author: Dissent
Amendments to Alberta's Health Information Act come into force on September 1, 2010
Recent amendments to Alberta’s Health Information Act, and related regulations, come into force on September 1, 2010. The amendments touch on a range of issues including the applicability of the statute, sharing of electronic health records, the creation of health information repositories and additional investigative powers for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta. Read…
Tighter Medical Privacy Rules Sought
Robert Pear reports: The Obama administration is rewriting new rules on medical privacy after an outpouring of criticism from consumer groups and members of Congress who say the rules do not adequately protect the rights of patients. Democratic lawmakers and a few Republicans have denounced the rules, saying they fall short of offering patients the…
Leaks
Ben Zimmer’s On Language column in the New York Times magazine section discusses the use of the word “leak.” Although the context of his column are leaks of a political nature such as the Afghan war files, it struck me as just applicable to data “leaks.” Here’s a snippet of the column: Do we need…
TN: Identity Theft Hits Customers of Mid-South Deli
Natasha Chen reports: Some customers who have recently purchased items at Jason’s Deli found suspicious activity on their credit or debit accounts, some of which is occurring out of state. […] The Memphis Police Department said that they have an open investigation right now, with three victims reporting unauthorized charges on their credit/debit card accounts….
MI: Four sentenced in ID theft
Four Detroit men with possible ties to the Russian Mob have been sentenced for their crimes. Gerrod Johnson, 25, Derrick Ingram, 25, Leon Stevens-Moman, 25, and Ernest Lewis, 21 were convicted of conspiring to commit identity theft, wire fraud, credit card fraud and committing credit card fraud. […] The group apparently purchased the stolen data…