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FTC "Reminder" About ID Theft Red Flag Compliance

Our recent Advisory Bulletin recounts how the FTC recently issued issued a gentle reminder that companies should be well along in getting their Identity Theft Red Flag programs in place in anticipation of the November  2008 compliance deadline.  The FTC's notice announced that...

Malware Cited as the Cause of Massive Supermarket Data Breach

By Hozaifa CassubhaiA massive data breach at an East coast supermarket chain compromised up to 4.2 million credit and debit cards earlier in March, leading to 1,800 cases of fraud arising as far away as Mexico, Italy and Bulgaria.  Recently, the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain announced the...

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Some State Data Encryption Requirements More Effective than Others

Posted by Randy GainerState and federal laws encourage businesses to encrypt consumers’ computerized personal information. Most state data breach notice laws do not require businesses to notify their customers when customers’ digital personal information has been stolen or lost if...

Privacy Coalition Requests FTC to Probe Ask.com; In Response, Ask.com and its Allies Cry Foul

Posted by Hozaifa CassubhaiThe election season may be in full swing, and the buzz about the recent Superbowl at full throttle, but heated debates and bravado are not just limited these days to politicians and athletes.  Recently, search engine vendor Ask.com and its supporters have...

FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take

Posted by Ronald LondonThe FTC recently announced a consent decree with online retailer Life is good (www.lifeisgood.com) that offers insight into what that agency may believe are the bare minimum steps companies must take when making the kind of generic we-protect-the-information-you-give-us...

California Breach Disclosure Law Now Covers Medical Records

By Charlene BrownleeCalifornia extended its data breach notification law to include incidents involving electronic medical and health insurance information. California's data breach law, SB 1386, had previously covered only financial records. The new law, AB 1298 took effect January 8, 2008. The...

Record Number of Data Breaches Reported in 2007, But Optimism Reigns

Posted by Hozaifa Cassubhai The number of publicly reported data breaches in the United States rose by more than 40 percent in 2007, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), and it appears Microsoft, among others, is taking steps in response. In its December 31 report,...

Report on the FTC's Conference on "Ehavioral Advertising"

Posted by K.C. Halm, Ronald London, Razeeb Hossain, and Anne Shelby In early November the FTC held a series of roundtables and panels to discuss emerging issues in behavioral advertising. The FTC has posted transcripts, videos, the workshop agenda and a list of all participants on its website,...