The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and PrivacyActivism submitted comments to the US Attorney General expressing concern about commercial data vendors and private employers' use of federal criminal records files for employment purposes. Read More
You have no doubt heard by now that on Friday June 16th MasterCard reported that a Tucson-based credit card transaction company, CardSystems, experienced a serious security breach in which the account data of 40 million cards had been compromised. Read More
Starting June 1, 2005, any business, large or small, that uses consumer reports must dispose of this sensitive information “properly.” The rule also applies to individuals who use consumer reports for a business purpose.
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Are the Businesses You Frequent or Work for Exposing
You to an Identity Thief?
Assign 1 point for each NO answer.
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Like so many emails these days you can't believe everything that comes into your inbox. A recent example of some of the half truths contained in well-intentioned emails includes the following which has been making the rounds on the Internet:
Read MoreIf you are like most people, you don’t really want to read privacy policies. They aren’t typically easy to understand. Nor are they often descriptive enough for you to actually grasp what a company is doing with your information. Read More