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Author: Dissent

Ca: B.C. doctor censured for article about soldier's death

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Dissent

A Vancouver Island doctor who wrote about operating on a dying Canadian soldier in Afghanistan has been censured by the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons for revealing intimate details about the patient. Dr. Kevin Lee Patterson has admitted that he was guilty of unethical and unprofessional conduct with respect to breaching patient confidentiality, the…

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NC: SECU probes fraud cases after security breach

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dissent

Renee Chou reports: Officials with the State Employees Credit Union are investigating 40 cases of fraud in the wake of a security breach at a company that processes credit card payments nationwide. […] SECU receives card transactions through Visa, which receives the transactions from Heartland. The credit union has issued new credit cards and personal…

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UK: Banks refuse to pay card fraud refunds as surge in victims leads to harder stance on claims

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dissent

Sean Poulter reports: Banks are increasingly refusing to compensate card fraud amid a surge in the number of victims. One in four Britons – more than 12million people – has been a victim of some form of card fraud in the past year, research has revealed. The average loss was more than £650, with one…

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PA: Identity Theft

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dissent

A Cambria County man is behind bars after stealing credit card information from customers. 28-year old Charwan Wood worked as an employee at Inter-Media Market in Johnstown. Read more on WeAreCentralPA.com

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Third US gov’t worker pleads to passport snooping

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dissent

Grant Gross reports: A third U.S. State Department employee has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing dozens of confidential passport application files, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Gerald Lueders, 65, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized computer…

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Google responds: Consumer Watchdog wrong on medical records claim

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dissent

Google’s response: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 3:12 PM Posted by Pablo Chavez, Senior Policy Counsel Earlier today a group called Consumer Watchdog put out a press release alleging a “rumored lobbying effort” by Google “aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records.” This claim — based on no evidence whatsoever — is 100…

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