While shopping online has some great benefits, there are also some privacy and security risks to consider.
Stores will often ask you to show your driver’s license (or other government-issued ID) when you return a purchase and then record your information along with information about the returned items to help identify patterns of return fraud or abuse. They'll usually post return policies (in the store, online and on receipts) stating whether you will be required to present an ID to return or exchange merchandise.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) makes deals with businesses to increase the amount of standard mail (junk mail) that’s sent. Businesses get your address from a number of sources (data brokers, public records, magazine subscriptions, store loyalty programs, surveys, product warranties, etc.).
Getting denied from renting a home can be very frustrating—even more so if you don’t know why. These are a few steps you can take to find out what kept you from getting the rental and how you can fix any errors in your tenant screening report.
When you’re looking to rent a home, you should be aware of a few potential barriers.
Yes, you have the right to see who accessed your medical record, when they saw it, what they saw and their purpose for seeing it. This accounting of disclosures will cover up to the six years prior to your request date.
Yes, they can. While federal laws and rules require them to have minimum requirements with Customer Identification Programs, they also have flexibility in establishing their own procedures.
California’s Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA) extends your financial privacy rights by providing more protection than the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
Your employer could be concerned about protecting information for business or legal purposes (increased privacy and security risks when you use your own devices or network). It could also be that your employer doesn’t have a good way of tracking your work hours (especially if you’re hourly) on devices that you own.
While it can be more convenient and add to your productivity to use your personal devices (computers, phones, etc.) for work, there are some risks to consider.