John had been regularly denied employment due to poor credit stemming from a stroke. During a recent job interview, he spoke very candidly about his financial position—making them aware that he suffered a stroke and lost his job as a result. He had also explained the situation in depth on his initial application. He was notified that his employment was denied due to information contained in a TransUnion credit report.
John's name has been changed to protect his privacy.
San Diego, CA, April 6, 2004 (Updated April 19) -- The World Privacy Forum and 30 other privacy and civil liberties organizations have written a letter [inserted below] calling upon Google to suspend its Gmail service until the privacy issues are adequately addressed. The letter also calls upon Google to clarify its written information policies regarding data retention and data sharing among its business units.
[The following is a letter to the editor of the North County Times by PRC Director Beth Givens regarding an editorial that ran on March 30, 2004.]
April 2, 2004
Sent By Fax: 760-745-3769
Editor
Letters to the Editor
North County Times
207 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Escondido CA 92025
Dear Editor,
Comments Submitted by:
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Consumers Union of U.S., Inc.
Consumer Action
Identity Theft Resource Center
World Privacy Forum
PrivacyActivism
Submitted to:
Testimony of Beth Givens, Director
Legislative Hearing: Outsourcing California: Our Jobs and Privacy at Risk
Senator Liz Figueroa, Chair
California Senate Business and Professions Committee
California Senate Select Committee on International Trade Policy and State Legislation
Posted: March 2004
Updated June 2009
By Beth Givens, Director
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Most guides on preventing identity theft focus on steps consumers can take, such as shredding their trash and protecting their SSN. But realistically, while these steps reduce the risk of becoming a victim, there is little individuals can do to actually prevent identity theft.
Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Consumers Union
Presented to the Interagency Meeting on Gramm-Leach-Bliley Short Form Notices
February 25, 2004
Re: Interagency Proposal to Consider Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 68 Fed. Reg. 75164 (Dec. 30, 2003)
Posted: By Karen Gottlieb, PhD, JD
gottlieb(at)courtconsultant.com
Presented in January 2004 at the International Workshop on WHOLES - A Multiple View of Individual Privacy in a Networked World, Sigtuna, Sweden.
Website:< http://www.sics.se/privacy/wholes2004/>
Introduction
Presentations to ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee
American Library Association
ALA Mid-Winter
San Diego, CA
Beth Givens, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Director
bethg(at)privacyrights.org
and
Lee Tien, Electronic Frontier Foundation Staff Attorney
tien(at)eff.org
General Issues:
Bill started a temp-to-permanent job and was asked to perform a fingerprint check. Two weeks later, he was let go because of an arrest in 1990 for theft. He called the courthouse to check out for the criminal record, but there was no information on file.
Bill's name has been changed to protect his privacy.