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TD BANK ANNOUNCES DATA BREACH
TD Bank recently began notifying approximately 260,000 customers in numerous states from Maine to Florida that their personal information had been lost. A TD Bank spokesman confirmed to the Associated Press that unencrypted back-up data tapes were misplaced in transport earlier this year. The tapes contained personal information that included account information and social security … Continue reading
YOUR ISP MAY BE SPYING ON YOU — Big Brother Trumps Privacy
There is a little secret that your ISP probably does not want you to know. And you certainly will not see it listed anywhere as part of your ISP’s advertised services. Since July 1st many ISPs, including Time Warner, Comcast, Verizon and AT&T, have started efforts to actively scrutinize their customers’ Internet activity. What are they looking for? Evidence related to downloading … Continue reading
U.S. Senate Considers Legislation to Protect Sensitive Data and Consumer Privacy
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation held a hearing on June 29th focusing on proposed legislation intended to protect consumer privacy. Private industry and government agency hearing witnesses expressed support for pending bills in the Senate. Among the pending privacy bills discussed were: S.799 – The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011; S. 913 – … Continue reading
European Union Directives Will Require Mandatory Data Breach Notification
Proposed revisions to the European Union’s Data Protection Directive have been a hot topic in recent months. A “Directive”, for those unfamiliar, is a legislative act of the European Union which requires all EU member states to implement laws to achieve a particular result. As enacted, the Data Protection Directive lacks mandatory data breach notification … Continue reading
The Anti-Social Network? California Bill Would Mandate Privacy Settings
A California Bill, SB 242, would force Facebook and other social networking sites to implement restrictive privacy settings by default. SB 242 would require the consent of the account creator in order to expose to the public or other users, any information other than the user’s name and city of residence. In other words, a social network user would now have to affirmatively opt-in … Continue reading