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If you consented at any point (this might include providing your number on an account application), a debt collector can do this.

Deadline for comments is May 11, 2006

A data breach is a security violation in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an unauthorized individual. It could be a result of

Even if you owe a debt, you have rights about when and how a debt collector contacts you.

Submitted by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse on

May 11, 2006

While it’s impossible to entirely rid your life of spam, you can take action to significantly reduce the amount you receive.

Passwords can be your first line of defense against stolen personal information (phone data, banking information, email, medical records) so it’s important to create one that is strong.

In 1973 the U.S. Dept of Health Education and Welfare (HEW) to look at the impact of computerization on medical records privacy. The members wanted to develop policies that would allow the benefits of computerization to go forward, but at the same time provide safeguards for personal privacy.