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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 [...] The advisory provides the relevant definitions and other triggering terms in the rules, and an overview of what they require.

+ Malware Cited as the Cause of Massive Supermarket Data Breach + By Hozaifa Cassubhai A massive data breach at an East coast supermarket chain compromised up to 4.2 million credit [...] industry security standards. “We have taken aggressive steps to augment our network security capabilities,&

+ Some State Data Encryption Requirements More Effective than Others + Posted by Randy Gainer State and federal laws encourage businesses to encrypt consumers’ computerized personal [...] of reports of stolen and lost consumer data relate to stored data, not data in transit. See, e.g. , Chronology of

+ Privacy Coalition Requests FTC to Probe Ask.com; In Response, Ask.com and its Allies Cry Foul + Posted by Hozaifa Cassubhai The election season may be in full swing, and the buzz about the recent Superbowl at [...] the text of all queries. But the coalition claims that Ask.com's proclaimed aspiration and implementation were deceptive. It

+ FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take + Posted by Ronald London The FTC recently announced a consent decree with online retailer Life is good [...] along with information about products and services you request. All information is kept in a secure file and is used to tailor

+ California Breach Disclosure Law Now Covers Medical Records + By Charlene Brownlee California extended its data breach notification law to include incidents involving electronic medical [...] regarding an individual’s medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care

+ 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 [...] updates, the Security Vulnerability Research and Defense blog provides in-depth technical information and ways security profession

+ 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 [...] these consumer preferences. Michael Walrath, of Yahoo!, discussed the benefits of behavioral advertising, suggesting that be

+ Beware the Flirtbot + Posted by Brian Kennan Ever since the computer was invented, people have wondered when such machines would be able to [...] users that are naive enough to give out personal information to a computer sex-chat program able to pass the Turing test themselves?

+ FTC Announces "Crackdown" on Do-Not-Call Violators + Posted by Ronald G. London The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that as a result of a new crackdown by [...] that Craftmatic failed to honor company-specific do-not-call requests. With respect to ADT, which agreed to pay a $2 million c

+ So How Many Health Care Privacy Laws Do We Need? + Posted by Tom Jeffry Last week, under pressure from privacy rights activists, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy introduced an [...] articulate a uniform policy or approach. As a lawyer, I suppose I should be grateful for that. Nevertheless, rat

+ Lust, Caution...Virus + Posted by Lance Koonce It may sound like a public health warning, but apparently a late night with an illicit movie [...] the free downloads are uncensored versions. Given that Chinese doctors also have been dispensing medical advice

+ New AOL Initiative May Help Shield Consumers from Targeted Advertising + Posted by Hozaifa Y. Cassubhai Web users may be better able to travel incognito online by the end of the year. [...] advocacy groups and trade organizations convened to discuss present-day and future issues surrounding digital consumer data.

+ Hollywood is 'LOOKing' in places you don't suspect + Posted by Tom Jeffry An article about the upcoming AFI Festival in last Friday’s Los Angeles Times focused on [...] citizen is captured nearly 200 times a day—in department stores, gas stations, changing rooms, and even public bathrooms.

+ Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 Introduced + Posted By Joe Addiego The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 recently was introduced to the Senate [...] provision, and whether, practically speaking, they will be able to track down and actually recover monies from the identity thieves.

+ FTC Changes Duration of National Do-Not-Call Registrations + Posted by Ronald London The Federal Trade Commission today announced through a statement by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras [...] when they change carriers – and even when they change from landline to wireless service or vice versa – has aff

+ Nevada passes first law requiring business to encrypt customer personal information during transmission + Posted by Charlene Brownlee Significance of the Law Nevada has enacted the first data security law that mandates [...] in Nevada may be helpful. In this case, the court applied a two-pronged standard: &am

+ California Governor Vetoes Proposed Law Imposing Stronger Data Protection Requirements + Posted by Charlene Brownlee California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 779 -- legislation that would have amended [...] law by, among other things, prohibiting businesses from retaining certain payment card data after authorization of a transaction.

+ Tax Extension Deadline is Another Opportunity for Email Fraudsters + Posted by Lance Koonce Yesterday, my accountant called me to let me know that my 2006 federal tax return was complete, and [...] Hmmm…that doesn’t really seem like a

+ Bank Regulatory Agencies Release Updated BSA/AML Examination Manual + Posted by Peter Mucklestone The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently released an updated 2007 [...] sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC. The 2007 version of the manual is located on the FFIEC BSA/AML InfoBase website.