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Privacy Policies Matter… Whether You Read Them Or Not

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Dissent

Mark McGreary writes: New innovations come hand in hand with new privacy issues. Privacy policies may seem like a last minute add-on to some app developers but they are actually an important aspect of an app. Data breaches are an imminent risk and a business’s first defense to potential problems is a privacy policy. Fordham…

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Clinton e-mails were vulnerable to hackers, tech firm warned

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Dissent

Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: A technology subcontractor that has worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s e-mail setup expressed concerns over the summer that the system was inadequately protected and vulnerable to hackers, a company official said Wednesday. But the concerns were rebuffed by the company managing the Clinton account, Platte River Networks, which…

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New EMV-chipped credit cards still vulnerable to fraudsters – FBI

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Dissent

A public service announcement from the FBI: By October 2015, many U.S. banks will have replaced millions of traditional credit cards, which rely on data stored on magnetic strips, with new credit cards containing a microchip known as an EMV chip. While EMV cards offer enhanced security, the FBI is warning law enforcement, merchants, and…

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(Now other) Advocates press federal regulators to investigate Experian data breach

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Dissent

Priya Anand reports: Consumer and data privacy advocates are asking federal regulators to investigate the breach at credit bureau Experian, which compromised the personal information of millions of T-Mobile customers. “We believe that it is incumbent on the regulatory agencies to fully investigate this breach, including whether other Experian databases have been breached,” they wrote in…

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Do Experian’s board, investors, and public know the full extent of Experian’s security concerns?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Dissent

Brian Krebs has a piece on security at Experian that I hope the FTC and Congress critters read. One of the points I had made in my complaint to the FTC is that Experian’s multiple data security breaches were not disclosed in either its annual reports or reports to investors. Brian’s piece makes me wonder…

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Virginia gets proactive, wants to test troopers’ cars for hack vulnerabilities

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Dissent

Kelly Jackson Higgins reports: A state trooper responding to a call starts his vehicle, but is unable to shift the gear from park to drive. The engine RPMs suddenly spike and the engine accelerates, no foot on the pedal. Then the engine cuts off on its own. The unmarked 2012 Chevrolet Impala from the Virginia…

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