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The Evolving Landscape of Data Privacy
The regulatory and legal landscape for data privacy is changing rapidly. Although these changes have not garnered much attention, say attorneys Satish M. Kini and Thomas S. Wyler, they deserve careful consideration by in-house counsel, privacy compliance

5 hospital workers reinstated after privacy flap
Five of the 16 employees fired by the Harris County Hospital District in November after being accused of violating patient privacy laws have been reinstated. The firings were the fallout from October, when Dr. Stephanie Wuest, a first-year Baylor College

Ex-BexarMet exec gets probation for wiretaps
Gil Olivares was ordered Thursday to serve five years of deferred adjudication probation for felonies committed while he was general manager of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District. The sentence came six months after the fired executive accepted a plea

DIY: Facebook privacy settings
Molly Wood shows you how to tweak your Facebook profile and protect your privacy. Related Articles Facebook's new privacy system: Pros and cons Facebook cleans up its privacy controls Facebook fires up IM, ratchets up privacy Google Buzz

HSBC Breach of Customer Data 'Inexcusable'
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Facebook privacy settings
Molly Wood shows you how to tweak your Facebook profile and protect your privacy. Related Articles Facebook's new privacy system: Pros and cons Facebook cleans up its privacy controls Facebook fires up IM, ratchets up privacy Google Buzz

IBM Tops In Customer Privacy: Poll
IBM has historically been viewed as a safe buy for IT purchasers and some of that goodwill appears to have rubbed off on its data protection reputation. eSecurity Planet digs into the latest survey results from security research Ponemon Institute showing

Argos suffers customer data security breach
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Cybersecurity summit to feature renowned "security guru," university privacy experts
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Internationally renowned cybersecurity technologist and bestselling author Bruce Schneier will headline the 2010 Higher Education Cybersecurity Summit set for April 1 in Indianapolis. Hosted by Indiana University's Center for Applied

IBM Best in Privacy Among Tech Firms
When it comes to protecting personal information, IBM is the top dog among technology companies, according to the latest customer survey by security researcher Ponemon Institute. Among all industries, IBM (NYSE: IBM) ranks second only to American Express

Judge: Prosecutors Should Lose Access to Renzi Wiretap Information
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IBM Tops In Customer Privacy: Poll
A survey of consumers and businesses places Big Blue at the top of the list among technology companies in protecting consumer data and privacy.

Kao To Get Customer Data From Retailers
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FTC Releases Agenda for Final Roundtable on Consumer Privacy (3/10/10)
FTC Releases Agenda for Final Roundtable on Consumer Privacy WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for its final roundtable on consumer privacy

Where's The Outrage Over The Gov't Brushing Mass Privacy Violations Under The Rug?
I have to admit that I've been a bit in shock over Congress's decision to simply renew the Patriot Act, recently, without a single safeguard to protect against abuse. That's because just before all this happened, we wrote about how a report from the

Digital Economy Bill raises privacy concerns
The Digital Economy Bill has generated another online privacy outcry after an amendment to controversial clause 17 was passed by the Lords. Clause 17 was widely criticised by companies including Google and Yahoo due to its sweeping powers over the

Privacy & Social Media - Q&A with Expert Darity Wesley
By Brenda Krueger Huffman, Correspondent (AXcess News) Chicago - Have you considered what your 'proprietary information' is in the world - especially in the world of social media and social networking? Whether you are an individual, a business, or a

T-Mobile USA Joins WaveMarket's Veriplace(R) Cloud Location Platform Initiative: Opens Location API to Developers ; User Privacy Protected as SMS, IVR, Web and WAP Developers Now Able to Locate All T-Mobile Phones Remotely
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EFF: Smart meters pose threat to privacy
Smart metering is coming soon to your home. It will facilitate energy usage and tie consumption to peak demand energy costs and charge you more for power you use. The goal is to change users energy usage to think about conservation measures that

Healthcare IT Workgroup Tackles Privacy
Group seeks to balance privacy concerns with a healthcare system that facilitates and enhances care. The HIT Policy Committee's Strategic Planning Workgroup spent much of its meeting this week debating how best to balance privacy concerns with the need

Should schools issue laptops? Privacy vs access
A news item caught my attention a few days back: a was accused of using the webcams on school issued laptops to spy on a student at his home. This raises an interesting issue of where to draw the line between access and privacy - especially as several

Privacy can not be counted
Ever since the publication last week by the ICO of its Privacy Dividend report, I have been having discussions with data professionals about what impact it will have. Just as asking two lawyers will give you three different opinions, so many in the data

Schneier: Fight for privacy or kiss it good-bye
If the public wants online privacy it had better fight now for because businesses won't and individuals don't have the clout, security expert Bruce Schneier told RSA Conference. The longer information-privacy policies go unset, the more likely it is that

Integrate Customer Data With CRM, Or Else
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Thrivent Notifies Members of Breach of Unsecured Personal Information
Laptop stolen from Pennsylvania office contained personal information, including name, address, social security number and health information. By Anthony O'Donnell March 10, 2010 Thrivent (Minneapolis) has reported that a laptop containing personal

Protecting your privacy -- and reputation -- online
The Last week, I called attorney Parry Aftab, an expert on Internet privacy issues, to talk about how we can protect our privacy online and about the potential consequences of this era of over sharing. How has privacy on the Internet evolved? In the

Legal Issues Regarding Employee Privacy in the Workplace
Issues surrounding workplace privacy are constant challenges to all employers alike, large or small. As employee information becomes easier to access in the electronic age, employers often face a tough balancing act between using the information with the

Classmates.com's Facebook Mimicking Prompts Privacy Suit
The site set up to locate long lost pals, Classmates.com, has been hit with a class action privacy lawsuit. It alleges the company violated the law when it decided to make user profiles public to compete with Facebook. The suit says Classmates.com duped