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Author: Dissent

NV: Data leak raises questions

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dissent

The Rebel Yell reports that letters were sent to about 20 students at University of Nevada – Las Vegas College of Sciences after the college discovered a virus had affected one of its computers. The college reportedly found that no data had been leaked. The story does not indicate what types of personal information were…

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Nigerian national sentenced for mail fraud and ID theft

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dissent

Rasheed Babatunde Kayode of Houston was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison following convictions for mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and fraud in the procurement of naturalized U.S. citizenship. On May 12, 2008, U.S. Postal Inspectors discovered numerous items and documents in his home: A large amount of additional credit cards still inside their…

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UK: How do firms know about our illnesses?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dissent

Michael Nock of Foley Road, Streetly, had a knee-replacement operation at Walsall’s Manor Hospital. He went home to recover. What happened next came as a surprise. “I suddenly got a brochure through the post from a company selling mobility scooters. At first I put it down to coincidence. […] NHS staff are forbidden to pass…

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Did a privacy activist’s web site facilitate fraud?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dissent

Betty Ostergren of The Virginia Watchdog has been a passionate advocate for eliminating Social Security numbers from documents posted on the web by government agencies. To that end, she has occasionally posted examples of what she has found on publicly available web sites, a tactic that I have questioned while admiring her dedication and determination….

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GAO: Food and Drug Administration Faces Challenges in Establishing Protections for Its Postmarket Risk Analysis System

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dissent

  From the report (pdf): The Sentinel system is still in the early planning stages, with key decisions about development and milestones yet to be made. In planning for Sentinel, FDA has held outreach meetings with stakeholders, established a senior management team to solicit input from agency components; established a working group to share information…

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Government laptops stolen in Belfast

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Dissent

UTV News reports: An urgent investigation has been launched into what material was taken from the corporate human resources offices over the weekend. All the machines were password-protected, marked and serial numbers recorded. Detectives have been called in. A spokesman for the Department of Finance and Personnel said: “In view of the nature of corporate…

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