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Author: Dissent

Audit: Some sensitive data at ISU not adequately secured

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dissent

Kurt Erickson reports: State auditors say lax security at Illinois State University could have allowed university credit card accounts, personal health information and employee Social Security numbers to get into the wrong hands. In a report on the university’s financial practices for the year ending in June 2009, Illinois Auditor General Bill Holland said auditors…

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AU: Heath identifier function creep threatens data privacy says Coalition

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dissent

Kareen Dearne reports: The Senate Community Affairs committee has recommended passage of the controversial Healthcare Identifiers Bill, despite the minority Coalition members calling for amendments to ensure patient privacy and prevent personal identifiers being turned into a national identity regime. Last night, the committee recommended developing a plan to introduce the scheme over the next…

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At Bronx clinic, the eyes are windows to medical records

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dissent

Madison Park reports: Rafael Fernandez walks into the Bronx, New York, medical clinic, with his eyes wide open. Checking Fernandez in, a clinic employee scans his eyes using a handheld camera. Within seconds, the camera reads his iris patterns, and a computer locates his medical record. Such iris identification technology is usually seen in international…

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S.Korea to probe huge online data leak

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dissent

Another contender for a future Top 10 list: South Korea said Friday it would launch a probe into security systems of major retailer Shinsegae and 24 other companies after private data on some 20 million customers was leaked. The move came a day after police arrested three South Koreans for selling private information, including IDs,…

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State leads investigation of sheriff’s deputy alleged to have taken reports, data

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dissent

Elizabeth Larson  reports: A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy is the subject of an ongoing investigation involving the alleged theft of documents and massive amounts of protected data, surveillance of fellow deputies and allegations that he posted an investigative report on the Internet because of political motivations. Dariush Michael Morshed, 48, is at the center of…

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CO: Littleton Pizza Hut employees angry over personal info breach

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dissent

John Romero of KDVR reports: Employees of a local Pizza Hut franchise are outraged after personal documents, including employment applications, social security numbers, and tax information, are left at car wash on Federal Boulevard. FOX31 viewer Melvin Burris found the documents at the Road Runner Car Wash at Belleview and Federal when he stopped to…

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