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UK: Government personal data handling has improved, says report

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Dissent

Measures put in place by the Government to better protect individuals’ personal data have been successful but more work is needed, according to the first annual internal report due under the new regime. After a series of embarrassing losses of personal information, including the 2007 loss of discs containing the names, addresses and bank details…

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Data Privacy Day is January 28

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Dissent

Data Privacy Day is January 28, and there are more events this year than in past years, with some events starting on January 20. The Data Privacy Day Project lists a number of resources and events that you will want to know about.   Many of the events have now been entered on this site’s privacy…

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Online Banking and “Reasonable Security” Under the Law: Breaking New Ground?

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Dissent

David Navetta writes: With the report of another data security-related lawsuit involving online banking (another 2009 lawsuit referenced here involved an alleged loss of over $500,000), and a recent victory for a plaintiff on a summary judgment motion in a similar online banking data security breach case, the question arises whether online banking breaches will…

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Health care: A ‘goldmine’ for fraudsters

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Dissent

Parija Kavilanz reports: There’s a group of people who really love the U.S. health care system — the fraudsters, scammers and organized criminal gangs who are bilking the system of as much as $100 billion a year. Health care identity theft dominated all other crimes in the sector last year, according to Louis Saccoccio, executive…

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New Chinese Tort Liability Law Contains Provisions Affecting Personal Data

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Dissent

Hunton & Williams provide more details on the newly passed Chinese tort law: Certain of its provisions relate, expressly or in a general sense, to personal information. These provisions can cause data users to incur liability to data subjects for the mishandling of personal information. In particular: The law (at Articles 2 and 6) states…

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Recovery firms may steal your data

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Dissent

Judi Hasson reports: […] A new survey finds that data-recovery services are responsible for a growing chunk of privacy breach incidents. It’s not really a surprise. An outside vendor contracted to repair your computer may not have the security mechanisms in place to prevent a theft. Or the company may have IT workers willing to…

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