New Privacy Rights May Be Buried in "Junk" Mail

Now is not the time to toss junk mail and ignore inserts in your bank and credit card statements. "Watch your mail!" says Tena Friery, research director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

Because of a new federal law, financial institutions are now mailing notices to consumers containing important information about their privacy rights. "Failure to pay attention to these privacy notices may result in sensitive financial data being sold to other companies for marketing and other purposes," warns Friery.

The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data: Comments to the Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission Workshop, held March 13, 2001
600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580


Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
3100 - 5th Ave., Suite B
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 298-3396
Web: www.privacyrights.org

Submitted April 30, 2001

 

Topics covered in these Comments:

Public Access to Electronic Case Files: Comments to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Court Administration Policy Staff
Attn: Privacy Comments, Suite 4-560
One Columbus Circle, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20544

 

Re: Comments on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files


Prepared by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Electronic Frontier Foundation

 

To the Administration Policy Staff:

 

Identity Theft IQ Test

Are You at Risk for Identity Theft? Test Your "Identity Quotient"

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I receive several offers of pre-approved credit every week. (5 points)

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 I do not shred the pre-approved credit offers I receive (cross-cut shredder preferred) before putting them in the trash. (5 points)

Eight Reasons to be Skeptical of a Technology Fix for Protecting Privacy: Presentation at the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Annual Conference

Presentation by Beth Givens
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Annual Conference
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

 

[in the spirit of Jerry Mander's Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television]

 

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. It's a pleasure to participate in your annual conference.

 

The Public Opinion Landscape

Bankruptcy, Public Records and Privacy: Comments to the U.S. Department of Justice

Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the Electronic Frontier Foundation to the U.S. Department of Justice

 

Leander Barnhill
Office of General Counsel
Executive Office for United States Trustees
901 E Street, NW Suite 780
Washington, DC 20530

 

 Re: Comments on Study of Privacy Issues in Bankruptcy Data

 

Dear Leander Barnhill:

 

Financial Privacy: The Shortcomings of the Federal Financial Services Modernization Act

Presentation by Beth Givens
California Bar Association
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

 

[Note: In the interest of time, a shorter version of this speech was given to the Bar Association. The excerpts that were omitted are marked with brackets.]

Presentation by Beth Givens
California Bar Association
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

 

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