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Pacific University Notifies Campus of Data Security Incident

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Dissent

A University-owned laptop stolen from a staff member’s residence on March 25, 2009 reportedly contained names and some personal information, but not any Social Security numbers. An FAQ on the incident is available on Pacific University’s web site.

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California mortgage broker charged in multimillion-dollar identity theft ring

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Dissent

Don Thompson of the Associated Press reports that Jerry Van Le has been accused of using stolen Social Security numbers from about 25 people to make purchases and then selling the personal information to over 2,000 other individuals in a multimillion-dollar identity theft ring. Le reportedly used his role as a mortgage broker to obtain…

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AU: Outlaw genetic snoops (commentary)

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Dissent

Robyn Riley writes: I can understand the companies want a detailed health history before agreeing to issue cover. That’s business. But delving into a person’s genetic make-up is an abuse of technology and, worse, a Big Brother-type invasion of privacy. And yet it is already happening. According to a study published in Genetics in Medicine,…

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AU: Patients’ medical records leaked online by pathology lab Sullivan Nicolaides

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Dissent

Anna Caldwell and David Earley report: An alarming privacy breach by one of Queensland’s biggest pathology labs has released patient medical histories on the internet. The names, contact numbers and private details of at least 100 patients, and potentially hundreds more, were plastered on the website of Brisbane-based Sullivan Nicolaides. Read more on news.com.au Update…

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NH Prescription Privacy Law At High Court

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Dissent

Two companies that collect, analyze and sell prescription information are mounting a Supreme Court challenge to New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law making doctors’ prescription writing habits confidential. In an appeal filed Friday, IMS Health Inc., of Norwalk, Conn.; and Verispan LLC, of Yardley, Pa., are telling the high court that the law violates their First Amendment…

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ACU says computer server hacked

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Dissent

Brian Bethel reports: An Abilene Christian University computer server was hacked near the end of February, but university officials do not at this point believe any personal information was distributed. An e-mail dated one week ago from the college’s information technology branch states that the school experienced a security breach in a database containing myACU…

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