Michael P. Norton of the State House News Service reports: A coalition featuring some of the biggest businesses in the nation called on the Patrick administration Thursday to again delay implementation of regulations to protect against identity theft, saying the pending rules are unworkable and will hurt job creation. […] The letter was signed by…
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UK: Authority’s sorry for e-mail privacy gaffe
Derby City Council has come under fire for breaching privacy laws by sending out a note containing the e-mail addresses of 50 council tax-payers. The error came to light when Julian Boardman, a web manager, received a electronic notice on Thursday morning informing him that his council tax payment was due. Later that day, a…
2nd man arraigned in Dave & Buster’s ID theft, fraud
Robert E. Kessler reports: Will the real “JonnyHell” please stand up? Federal prosecutors said Friday that Aleksandr Suvorov, 26, of Estonia, used that Internet name in some of his illegal hacking escapades, as he was arraigned on fraud charges in U.S. District Court in Central Islip. Suvorov was accused of being one of the three…
ME: Bank hears of data breach
Mechele Cooper reports: Kennebec Savings Bank has informed 1,500 customers their debit card numbers may have been compromised in a security breach. Bank officials blamed the breach on credit card companies’ failure to police the merchants that use their cards. The breach was reported to bank officials by MasterCard. Mark Johnston, bank president and CEO,…
Vast Majority Of Americans Still Forego Personal Health Records Despite High Interest – Study
Consumer demand for accessing personal health records (PHR) online is now at more than 70 million Americans, according to Cybercitizen Healthâ„¢ v8.0, the latest consumer study and strategic advisory service from pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research. Despite significant interest in this type of service, only 7 million U.S. adults actually use…
Electronic health record glitch put VA patients at risk
Peter Buxbaum reports in Federal Computer Week: Glitches in Veterans Affairs Department electronic medical records software led to problems in the treatment of nine patients in three facilities in October and November 2008, drawing the ire of a key congressional overseer. The software problems came about after VA distributed version 27 of its Computerized Patient…