10 Rules for Creating a Hacker-Resistant Password

Passwords are frequently the only thing protecting our private information from prying eyes.  Many web sites that store your personal information (for example web mail, photo or document storage sites, and money management sites) require just a user name and password for protection.  Some sites, such as online banking and brokerage accounts, may provide additional protection through “secret questions” or additional authentication techniques.

 

Planning a Summer Vacation? Be a Privacy-Smart Traveler

Many people are scaling back their summer vacation plans because of the current economic situation. Some are staying closer to home. Others may be taking shorter vacations. But it’s important to remember that when you travel, your risk of exposure to fraud and identity theft may increase. It’s a fact that people tend to let their guard down while on vacation. Criminals know this.
 

Errors in Employment Background Checks: Harmful Long-Term Consequences for Individuals: Comments to the Federal Trade Commission

Comments by:
Beth Givens, Director
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

Presented to President-Elect Obama’s Transition Team:
The Honorable Susan Ness, Professor Peter Swire, Professor Philip Weiser
and staff members of the Federal Trade Commission
as part of their meeting with privacy and consumer advocates
December 16, 2008

Identity Theft: It Can Happen To You, But What's The Point of Reporting It? (Gladstone)

By Douglas J. Gladstone

In the film, It Could Happen to You, a police officer promises the waitress who served him that, instead of a tip, he’ll divide any winnings with her from the lottery ticket he purchased. Naturally, their ticket wins.

Although my wife and I could win the lottery one day, odds are it won’t happen. Statistically, there’s a greater chance of being the victim of identity theft (a reported 1-in-465) than of winning the Powerball (a reported 1-in-146,107,962).

My wife and I should know. We were recent victims.

The Proliferation of Online Information Brokers-Noncompliance With Their Own Privacy Policies and Other Problems: Comments to the Federal Trade Commission

Comments by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

 

Presented to President-Elect Obama’s Transition Team:
The Honorable Susan Ness, Professor Peter Swire, Professor Philip Weiser
as part of their meeting with privacy and consumer advocates
December 16, 2008


There are dozens of information brokers in the marketplace today that make information about individuals widely available, often with no questions asked, some of them at no charge and others for a fee.

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