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As the nation celebrates the achievements of American workers this Labor Day weekend, it’s hard to ignore the 13.9 million people who remain unemployed. Millions of Americans are searching for work, and have been for months. The weak job market means employers are being flooded with candidates.
A Top Privacy Issue of Our Time
Imagine you’re walking down the street and a stranger snaps your photo with his smartphone. He uses a facial recognition app and within minutes, he knows your name, age, where you were born, and your Social Security number. Think it’s a scene from the movie Minority Report? Think again.
It’s Possible
Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the
HITECH Act
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
RIN: 0991-AB62
Submitted August 1, 2011
I. Background
II. General Statements
III. Responses to Requests for Comment
IV. Conclusion
A new 60-second radio ad airing in southern California is using fear tactics in an attempt to stop voters from signing ballot measure petitions. The ad purports that giving your name and address to petition campaigners amounts to an “identity theft starter kit.”
“The threat claimed in these ads is totally false. Social Security numbers are the keys to identity theft. And obviously those are not collected by petition gatherers,” states Beth Givens, director of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
There has been much talk on internet privacy, collection and sale of user data, etc. But what about the collection, use and sale of a user’s location. Many applications provide warnings on download that the application may collect your location among other personal information, but we say OK, and download the app anyway. Is this a self inflicted wound or an abuse of our privacy? Can or should the wireless industry self regulate? Are we free to share our location or do we need help from Big Brother to protect us?
Federal Communications Commission
Location Based Services (LBS)
WT Docket No. 11-84
Comments of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
July 8, 2011
Note: These comments are posted on the FCC website here: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6016827478
Introduction
22.4 Million Sensitive Records Breached So Far this Year
Was Yours among Them?
Have you been hearing the term “data breach” in the news a lot recently? That’s because there has been a string of sensational breaches from corporate giants like Sony, Epsilon, Citigroup, and Lockheed Martin. A data breach is when a company inadvertently leaks your personal information as a result of a hack attack, lost or stolen computers, fraud, insider theft, and more.
Tracking the Breaches
For thousands of families across America, summer vacation is right around the corner. And thieves know it. According to the FBI, crime rates rise about 10% during summer months. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) urges you to stay safe by following these six privacy tips: