5.4m of us apply for a passport every year and we relay on the Passport Office Service, a part of the Home Office to issue them. They say their mission is safeguarding your identity but Watchdog has received complaints from viewers who say that the Passport Office Service have made basic errors meaning that their…
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Archives officials grilled on the Hill over missing data drives
Max Cacas reports: So, why can’t the National Archives hang on to its computer hard drives? That’s the question that the House Information Policy, Census and National Archives wants answered. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Missouri), is chairman of the panel, a part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The theft or loss of…
Illinois Abortion Law Blocked Again
Joe Harris reports: A controversial state law requiring parental notification of abortions took effect Wednesday after 14 years of legal wrangling, only to be suspended hours later, when a Cook County judge issued a restraining order. The 1995 law requires doctors to give 48 hours notice to parents if girls 17 or younger seek abortions….
More cases of medical ID theft or fraud
Mitchell Kline reports two cases in his reporting of six recent ID theft cases: Claudia Perez, 39, is accused of using a Georgia resident’s Social Security number when registering for treatment at Williamson Medical Center. Perez was arrested Oct. 14 and charged with identity theft, theft of services over $500 and theft of services over…
Milton Woman Charged In Patients’ Identity Thefts
The Associated Press reports: A Milton woman working at a Delaware medical office has been arrested for stealing patients’ information and opening credit card accounts. Delaware State Police say 41-year-old Diane Perrin used her position as a medical assistant from February 2008 to March to take 11 patients information and open credit card accounts. Read…
Senate Panel Clears Data Breach Bills
Eric Chabrow reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved two companion bills that would require businesses and government agencies to notify individuals of security breaches involving sensitive personally identifiable information. Both bills go to the Senate for consideration. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, or S. 1490, designates as fraud unauthorized access of sensitive…