Join legal experts, scholars, privacy advocates, and government representatives in a lively day-long conference on online privacy. The date is Friday, February 22, 2013. And the location is Southwestern Law School in the heart of Los Angeles.

The conference is presented by Southwestern Law School's Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the law firm of Johnson & Johnson LLP are co-sponsors

Smartphones store a tremendous amount of personal information. If your smartphone were lost or stolen, what information would someone be able to access?

Hurricane Sandy hit the northeastern United States in October 2012 leaving thousands of Americans without homes and millions without power. How many of those affected had disaster plans in place? How effective were those plans once executed?

Since Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) began tracking data breaches in 2005, our records show that more than 563 million records have been reported leaked. This number is significantly lower than the actual figure, however. In many cases, the number of exposed records is either not known or is not reported to the news media or to state and federal reporting authorities.

Online dating is a growing industry in the United States, increasing in popularity and profits every year. An estimated 40 million Americans have tried online dating and dating sites will collectively gross $2 billion in 2012. The proliferation of dating sites has become a cultural phenomenon as millions of users flock to find romantic partners online.

In order to match you with others, online dating services collect data about you through forms, quizzes, preference questions, and even blood tests. This data may include:

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Thanks to funding provided by a court approved Cy Pres Award from the iPod Nano Class Action Settlement, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) published a six-part series of short films that raise awareness about pressing privacy problems.

Directed and produced by Theo Davies, the films provide interesting character-driven storylines that draw attention to a privacy problem and then alert viewers to sources of information on our website, where viewers can learn more about the issue and their rights.

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is pleased to announce the release of the fourth short film in a six-part series. The film, Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards: Know Your Rights, demonstrates the risks in using a debit card.

We are excited to debut our latest YouTube video, Annual Credit Reports: Know Your Rights. The video demonstrates the importance of regularly checking your credit report.

Planning to spring clean your home or office? One of the biggest parts of spring cleaning is getting rid of clutter you no longer need. In the past, this meant tossing junk like a broken typewriter or planning a garage sale to recoup a few bucks for an old television. But in today's digital age, the adage "when in doubt, toss it out" could actually put you in harm's way. Identity thieves make a career seeking out discarded sensitive documents or digital devices loaded with personal data.