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In Push For Data, Schools Expose Students To Identity Theft

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dissent

Over on Huffington Post, Gerry Smith is singing my tune about the education sector in terms of data security exposing students to the risk of identity theft.  Here’s a snippet: But the U.S. Department of Education has warned schools not to use students’ Social Security numbers in their databases, urging them instead to create other unique identifiers. Social…

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UK: Communications providers should log personal data security breaches monthly, Information Commissioner says

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dissent

The ICO recommends the monthly report in a new section in its guidance on security breach notifications. Public electronic communications service providers must alert it in the event of any security breaches relating to users’ personal data. The guidance also states that if the breach is of a particularly serious nature, providers need to notify…

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Credit unions want merchants held to same data security standards

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Dissent

The Credit Union National Association is pushing for change – and although there will be pushback from the merchant sector, a lot of what CUNA is pushing for is consistent with what privacy advocates want: Data security is a critical issue and the U.S. Congress should consider legislative changes to protect consumers, such as requiring…

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Identity Theft Reported by Households, 2005-2010

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Dissent

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Report NCJ 236245 by Lynn Langton, BJS Statistician In 2010, 7.0% of households in the United States, or about 8.6 million households, had at least one member age 12 or older who experienced one or more types of identity theft victimization (figure 1). This percentage was similar to the 7.3%…

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What They Didn’t Know: Big Brother Watch report on breaches highlights why we need mandatory disclosure

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Dissent

Mainstream media in the U.K. have picked up on a new report based on data obtained under freedom of information requests by Big Brother Watch (BBW).  The Guardian reports, ” Councils breached personal data 1,035 times over three years,” while BBC’s headline is “Personal data ‘lost by 132 councils,” and eWeek’s headline is  “132 Councils Named And…

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Maybe we should prohibit school districts from maintaining electronic databases

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Dissent

Yes, I know that idea would send us back in time, but yet another ridiculous data breach involving a public school’s system being hacked by students has me pulling my hair out and wishing for more regulation or something.  WXPI in Pennsylvania reports: Investigators said the hacking began in May on two students’ home computers….

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