Biometrics
- October 18, 2005 3:47 PM Fingerprint Biometrics: The Future of ATM Security?
- August 29, 2005 7:47 PM Cancelable Biometrics -- Outsmarting Gummy Bear Attacks and Enhancing Privacy
- April 11, 2006 4:27 PM Sex Blogger Motion Denied
- March 29, 2006 9:47 PM Steinbuch v. Cutler: When is a Personal Blog Considered Publicity?
- September 7, 2005 4:10 PM The Great Splog Debate: Legal Options?
- August 19, 2005 6:54 PM Too Much Blogging Can Make You Go Blind
- July 28, 2005 1:14 AM Office Locations & Contact Information
- October 6, 2006 4:09 PM IM what I am, but does it always have to stay around?
- May 19, 2006 7:07 PM A New Form of Identity Protection: Information Concerning Potential Class Action Plaintiffs Ruled Confidential
- April 18, 2006 2:08 PM Employees Be Warned: Do Not Delete
- August 17, 2005 4:57 PM Employers Educate their Employees about Phishing . . . by Posing as Phishers
- August 9, 2005 4:06 PM Insiders - The Real Threat To Data Security?
- October 26, 2007 2:20 PM Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 Introduced
- April 23, 2007 10:23 AM Montana and Washington have passed laws refusing to comply with the federal government's Real ID Act
- March 30, 2007 1:52 PM Pending Privacy and Data Security Legislation in the 110th Congress
- December 13, 2006 2:27 PM U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006
- May 5, 2006 9:00 PM Senator Specter Fails to Cut Off Funding for Warrantless Surveillance
- March 31, 2006 5:27 PM Proposed Amendments to DATA Act Approved by Energy and Commerce Committee
- March 23, 2006 10:40 PM House Data Breach Bill, H.R. 3997, Is Unbalanced and Flawed
- March 13, 2006 4:18 PM While Congress Mulls Over the DATA Act, Customers' Personal Information Remain at Risk
- October 12, 2005 5:06 PM Get Ready for Federal Spyware Legislation
- October 4, 2005 5:35 PM Data Breach Bill Up For Committee Vote Next Week
- August 1, 2005 9:50 PM Congress Considers Security Breach and Data Security Bills
- August 1, 2005 8:26 PM Congressional Action on Privacy and Security
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- December 5, 2007 8:23 AM FTC Announces "Crackdown" on Do-Not-Call Violators
- October 23, 2007 2:54 PM FTC Changes Duration of National Do-Not-Call Registrations
- August 21, 2007 4:13 PM Uptick in Junk Fax Enforcement Suggests FCC May Build on Scant Agency Precedent Involving Fax Broadcasters
- July 15, 2007 10:58 PM The REAL ID Act: The First Step Away from the Abyss?
- May 30, 2007 9:28 AM Federal Agencies to Implement Data Breach Notification Policies and Limits Use of SSNs
- May 17, 2007 10:49 AM All the Telemarketing Enforcement Enlightenment Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars Can Buy
- May 15, 2007 12:06 PM Internet Adapts to Surveillance by Law Enforcement
- April 3, 2007 11:33 PM Can You Hear Me Now? FCC Adopts New Privacy Rules for Customer Phone Call Records
- March 25, 2007 11:52 PM FTC, FDIC, SEC, CFTC, NCUA, OTS, Federal Reserve and Comptroller Seek Comment on Model Gramm-Leach-Bliley Privacy Notice
- February 26, 2007 10:54 AM FTC Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Phone Record "Pretexters"
- February 15, 2007 10:57 AM Expanded Privacy Obligations for Telecom Carriers and VoIP Providers Under Consideration at the FCC
- January 26, 2007 2:10 PM First Official State Act Resisting Real ID Act Passes in Maine
- January 2, 2007 9:47 PM FTC Delays End-Date of Temporary "Safe Harbor" for Prerecorded Telemarketing
- November 3, 2006 1:45 PM FTC Extracts Settlement from Home Loan Telemarketers for Do-Not-Call Violations
- October 5, 2006 8:44 AM FTC Opts to Perpetuate Inconsistency in FCC and FTC Prerecorded Telemarketing Rules
- August 10, 2006 8:02 AM Consumer Groups Oppose Proposed House Data Security Bill
- July 13, 2006 2:24 PM Update on FCC Oversight of Data Brokers, Pretexters, Etc.
- June 21, 2006 3:09 PM FTC Cracks Down on "Unscrubbed" Telemarketing Lead Lists
- June 20, 2006 8:19 AM Challenge to Federal Government's Secret Law Requiring Airline Passengers to Show ID is Heading to the U.S. Supreme Court--A Blog on the Case is Announced
- June 8, 2006 8:09 AM Lawyers as "Service Providers" Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- April 20, 2006 4:38 PM Our National Privacy Officers
- April 20, 2006 4:00 PM FCC Completes Rulemaking to Implement Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005
- April 13, 2006 4:01 AM "Hey, I Really Paid $6 million for that Ramones T-Shirt"
- April 5, 2006 10:55 PM Federal Regulators Issue Report on Improving Financial Privacy Notices for Consumers
- March 10, 2006 3:34 PM FTC Retains Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule
- March 9, 2006 8:06 PM Whither California's Strict New "Junk Fax" Law?
- January 26, 2006 7:30 PM FTC Targets "Substantial Assistance and Support" and "Assisting and Facilitating" in National Do-Not-Call Registry Enforcement Actions
- December 20, 2005 4:55 PM Groups Encourage the Department of Health and Human Services to Adopt More Stringent Standards for Parent Locator Services Databases
- December 14, 2005 10:32 PM FCC Commences Rulemaking to Implement Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005
- December 13, 2005 5:47 PM This Just In! Lawyers are not "Financial Institutions" and Congress has not Hidden any Elephants in a Mousehole!
- November 3, 2005 3:58 PM Seventh Circuit Breaks with Other Appeals Courts to Find Federal Jurisdiction for Consumer Junk Fax Suits
- October 13, 2005 4:34 PM FTC Targets Spyware
- September 28, 2005 3:01 PM The Federal Government Updates its Guide to Federal Privacy Act -- and Its Free!
- September 26, 2005 4:51 AM Secure Flight Will Not Use Commercial Databases
- September 11, 2005 7:35 PM What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Have To Do With Information Security?
- September 6, 2005 4:10 PM Free Consumer Credit Reports Finally Available to All
- September 2, 2005 4:11 PM Divided Fourth Circuit Upholds FTC Do-Not-Call Rules for Telefunders
- August 30, 2005 4:52 PM Agencies' Data Mining Efforts Criticized for Privacy Failures
- August 26, 2005 8:51 PM Homeland Security Pushes Changes to Secure Flight Program
- August 12, 2005 3:14 PM FCC Rules that Broadband and VoIP Providers Must Accommodate Wiretaps
- August 11, 2005 12:09 PM Fixing the FCC's Fax Faux Pas
- August 5, 2005 8:55 PM Wi-Fi Spectrum Battle at Airports: Safety or Profits at Stake?
- August 5, 2005 5:25 PM The Risks of Unencrypted Data Transmission
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- October 18, 2007 2:44 PM California Governor Vetoes Proposed Law Imposing Stronger Data Protection Requirements
- September 25, 2007 3:30 PM Bank Regulatory Agencies Release Updated BSA/AML Examination Manual
- August 3, 2007 10:57 AM OFAC Publishes Guidance for Banks
- July 9, 2007 7:01 PM OCC Approves National Bank Investment in Fraud Prevention Company
- January 17, 2007 1:14 PM SAR Forms Revised
- October 24, 2006 3:02 PM Fincen Clarifies Independent Review Requirements for MSB AML Programs
- September 1, 2006 10:01 AM When Your Offline Security Is Threatened By Your Online Activity, Part II
- August 29, 2006 4:34 PM Agencies Release FAQs For Internet Banking Authentication
- June 8, 2006 8:09 AM Lawyers as "Service Providers" Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- May 17, 2006 2:25 AM Mutual Funds Must Report Suspicious Activity
- May 1, 2006 5:17 PM Customer Identification Responsibilities for Agency Lending Transactions
- January 27, 2006 5:43 PM 2006 - The Year Of Communication
- December 20, 2005 7:00 PM Federal Bank and Thrift Regulatory Agencies Publish Guide to Help Financial Institutions Comply with Information Security Guidelines
- September 5, 2007 3:14 PM So When Did Protecting Privacy Become Unconstitutional?
- November 2, 2006 10:40 AM Reports note that US ranks near the bottom for privacy protection, on par with Russia, China, and Malaysia -- and also is flunking on press freedoms
- August 18, 2006 12:54 PM Judge Taylor's NSA Decision Casts Doubt on Senator Specter's Bill
- August 12, 2005 10:27 PM Random Searches in NY Subways Raise Controversy and Constitutional Issues
- August 3, 2005 5:24 PM Court Upholds Use of Spam-Blocking Software
- November 28, 2007 3:52 PM So How Many Health Care Privacy Laws Do We Need?
- August 7, 2007 1:10 PM Should Privacy/Security be the scapegoat for the slow adoption of IT in health care?
- July 10, 2007 1:45 PM Watching Them Watching Us
- September 29, 2005 10:24 PM Health Privacy Compromised, But When Is It Okay To Share?
- April 23, 2007 10:23 AM Montana and Washington have passed laws refusing to comply with the federal government's Real ID Act
- January 12, 2007 2:33 PM Homeland Security's Latest Passenger Screening Program Criticized
- December 22, 2006 1:40 PM What's Your ATS Score?
- October 4, 2006 10:05 AM Red Hook: Not Just a Micro-Brewery in the Pacific Northwest Any Longer
- September 22, 2006 2:34 PM Privacy and Homeland Security Stories
- August 24, 2006 9:38 AM Who Paid for the Airline Ticket?
- December 5, 2005 4:21 PM CDC Proposes Significant Changes to Its Ability to Track and Quarantine Passengers
- November 9, 2005 4:34 PM "No Fly" List Revelations
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- October 26, 2007 2:20 PM Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 Introduced
- August 13, 2007 10:31 PM Purloined postage and privacy problems
- June 14, 2007 6:59 AM FTC Testimony Stresses Importance of Government Agencies Protecting Social Security Numbers
- January 23, 2007 9:47 AM Twenty-six IRS Tapes Missing in Kansas City
- December 21, 2006 9:57 AM FinCEN Publishes Updated SAR Statistics
- November 27, 2006 7:09 PM FinCEN Issues Guidance on Mutual Fund SAR Compliance
- October 26, 2006 12:34 PM Feds Not Yet Required to Notify Individuals of Data Breaches, But They Should Be, and Soon
- May 31, 2006 6:30 PM Lost Your Identity? Talk to HR
- September 27, 2005 3:59 PM Stalemate in the Battle to Protect Against Internet Credit Card Fraud
- September 26, 2005 4:46 AM California Court Rules that Personal Notification Not Required in CardSystems Data Breach Case
- September 20, 2005 3:26 PM Cops get ChoicePoint Data?
- August 31, 2005 7:11 PM Financial Aid Files Compromised in Cal State Database Breach
- August 29, 2005 7:47 PM Cancelable Biometrics -- Outsmarting Gummy Bear Attacks and Enhancing Privacy
- August 26, 2005 10:05 AM Most Computer Crimes Against U.S. Citizens Are Perpetrated by U.S. Criminals
- August 24, 2005 11:13 PM MMORPG Worm A Threat to Virtual Swag
- August 22, 2005 7:01 PM Potential Business Liability for Failure to Secure Consumer Data
- August 18, 2005 9:22 AM Data Security and the Risk of Outsourcing
- August 16, 2005 4:03 PM Beyond Phishing: Pharming and Crimeware Attacks
- August 3, 2005 5:39 PM ATM Card Phishing
- August 1, 2005 9:50 PM Congress Considers Security Breach and Data Security Bills
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- November 7, 2007 1:35 PM New AOL Initiative May Help Shield Consumers from Targeted Advertising
- September 17, 2007 1:51 PM Douglas Decision Applies Settled Law Regarding Online Contract Changes
- August 1, 2007 11:41 AM Amending Terms of Service - Are Website Postings Enforceable?
- May 15, 2007 12:06 PM Internet Adapts to Surveillance by Law Enforcement
- December 13, 2006 2:27 PM U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006
- June 21, 2006 2:38 PM Court Rules Providers of Broadband Internet and VoIP Services Must Make Networks "Wiretap-Friendly"
- June 5, 2006 8:44 AM Gonzales Continues to Push ISPs to Retain Data
- October 26, 2005 4:02 PM Whose Internet Is It, Anyway?
- July 13, 2005 4:54 AM Disclaimer
- July 13, 2005 4:48 AM Privacy Policy
- July 27, 2004 7:07 PM Privacy & Security Legal Services
- March 17, 2008 3:08 PM Corporate Finance Law Blog
- March 14, 2008 4:57 PM Technology, eBusiness & Digital Media Blog
- August 2, 2005 7:23 AM Advertising & Marketing Industry News Updates
- August 1, 2005 9:25 AM Broadcast Law Blog
- August 1, 2005 7:25 AM HIPAA News Updates
- July 29, 2005 11:15 PM Music Industry News Updates
- August 1, 2004 11:59 PM Telecom Law Blog
- July 31, 2004 2:44 PM Washington Construction Law Blog
- July 30, 2004 7:21 AM Other DWT News & Updates
- September 5, 2007 3:14 PM So When Did Protecting Privacy Become Unconstitutional?
- April 6, 2007 12:05 PM California's Constitutional Right to Privacy is Limited by Statutory Litigation Privilege
- October 4, 2006 10:05 AM Red Hook: Not Just a Micro-Brewery in the Pacific Northwest Any Longer
- May 30, 2006 3:43 PM Decisions, Decisions: NSA Letters and Apple Blogger Cases Decided
- March 22, 2006 6:27 PM The Risks of Using Service Providers to Store Confidential Information
- January 4, 2006 9:44 PM NH Court: Right of Access Trumps Personal Privacy
- November 18, 2005 9:49 PM Merchant Bank May be Liable for Costs to Replace Hacked Visa Cards
- November 3, 2005 3:58 PM Seventh Circuit Breaks with Other Appeals Courts to Find Federal Jurisdiction for Consumer Junk Fax Suits
- September 30, 2005 4:55 PM California Court Orders Discovery To Determine Whether Visa and MasterCard Fall Under California's Data Breach Notification Statute
- September 26, 2005 4:46 AM California Court Rules that Personal Notification Not Required in CardSystems Data Breach Case
- September 15, 2005 2:37 PM Wireless Provider Sues Telemarketing Firms
- September 2, 2005 4:11 PM Divided Fourth Circuit Upholds FTC Do-Not-Call Rules for Telefunders
- August 4, 2005 10:23 AM Wifi Hijacking Conviction
- August 3, 2005 5:24 PM Court Upholds Use of Spam-Blocking Software
- August 3, 2005 4:09 PM Damages Still Required for Data Breach Litigation
- January 10, 2008 11:16 AM California Breach Disclosure Law Now Covers Medical Records
- September 5, 2007 3:14 PM So When Did Protecting Privacy Become Unconstitutional?
- August 7, 2007 1:10 PM Should Privacy/Security be the scapegoat for the slow adoption of IT in health care?
- July 10, 2007 1:45 PM Watching Them Watching Us
- May 9, 2006 10:32 PM Medical Records: Who Owns the Information?
- March 7, 2006 7:32 PM Electronic Health Records
- October 14, 2005 4:48 PM Give Me (Secure) Electronic Health Records, Or Give Me Death
- September 29, 2005 10:24 PM Health Privacy Compromised, But When Is It Okay To Share?
- May 9, 2007 8:34 AM Priv Sec News Briefing
- May 3, 2007 9:13 AM Priv Sec News Briefing
- April 20, 2007 3:32 PM Priv Sec News Briefing
- February 6, 2007 4:51 PM PrivSec News Briefing
- January 30, 2007 9:57 PM PrivSec News Briefing
- January 9, 2007 3:48 PM PrivSec News Briefing (1/9/07)
- December 21, 2006 9:57 AM FinCEN Publishes Updated SAR Statistics
- December 19, 2006 5:13 PM PrivSec News Briefing
- September 27, 2006 10:35 AM PrivSec News Briefing
- September 26, 2006 1:01 PM Shameless Self-Promotion
- February 17, 2006 6:16 PM Blog Law and Blogging for Lawyers
- October 28, 2005 10:43 AM ...and more...
- October 28, 2005 10:21 AM And still more...
- October 27, 2005 10:00 PM More from the IAPP Privacy Academy
- October 27, 2005 8:12 PM IAPP Privacy Academy
- October 24, 2005 9:42 PM Viva!
- October 18, 2005 4:42 PM Welcome to the Blogosphere
- October 4, 2005 10:24 PM The New Dictionary is Here . . . I'm SOMEBODY Now!
- August 1, 2005 7:51 PM Welcome to the Privacy and Security Law Blog (PrivSecBlog)
- April 29, 2007 10:10 PM DoJ's Proposed FISA Changes DoA
- April 23, 2007 10:23 AM Montana and Washington have passed laws refusing to comply with the federal government's Real ID Act
- March 2, 2007 3:55 PM Fourth Circuit Errs in El-Masri
- December 21, 2006 8:54 AM NPR Reports: Flying Without ID Is A Tricky Business
- December 8, 2006 10:04 AM Speakers at ABA National Security Law Conference Confront NSA Surveillance Program and Leaks of Classified Information to the Press
- November 17, 2006 1:01 PM Patriot Act: Bad for Your Sinuses
- November 14, 2006 7:50 AM US Argues That Airline Passengers "On Notice" of Secret Security Directive
- November 2, 2006 10:40 AM Reports note that US ranks near the bottom for privacy protection, on par with Russia, China, and Malaysia -- and also is flunking on press freedoms
- September 5, 2006 10:04 AM Six Hundred and Fifty-Nine Million Records and Counting: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes
- June 16, 2006 3:40 PM Bush Administration Escalates Effort to Prevent Review of NSA Domestic Surveillance
- May 5, 2006 6:59 PM Not Exactly "Dr. No"
- March 8, 2006 2:34 PM Senate Intelligence Committee Votes Against NSA Probe
- March 2, 2006 4:54 PM The NY Times Sues the Department of Defense
- February 10, 2006 5:54 AM Chief FISA Court Judges, DoJ Officials Questioned Legality of NSA Program
- February 9, 2006 11:59 PM Continuing Privacy Concerns Lead to Revamping of Secure Flight Program
- February 1, 2006 6:20 PM TSA and FBI Settle "No Fly" List FOIA Lawsuit
- January 30, 2006 2:53 PM EPIC Files FOIA Lawsuit Against the DOJ
- January 20, 2006 9:20 PM DoJ Claims President Has Exclusive Power to Authorize NSA Domestic Surveillance During War Against al Qaeda
- January 9, 2006 5:00 PM Congressional Research Service Analysis Calls Into Question Legal Justification Behind NSA Monitoring of Communications
- January 3, 2006 3:13 PM NSA Data Mining Program Raises Questions
- December 9, 2005 10:05 PM "30,000 People on the Government's "No Fly" List Can't Be Right"
- November 9, 2005 4:34 PM "No Fly" List Revelations
- November 7, 2005 3:17 PM Executive Order 13388: Changing Information Sharing Priorities for Federal Agencies
- October 29, 2005 12:16 AM Is Rove Next?
- October 10, 2005 10:16 PM Espionage Indictments for Rove & Libby?
- October 5, 2005 3:33 PM Not So Fast, DHS
- September 26, 2005 8:33 PM Secret-Decoder Ring Inventors Beware
- March 1, 2006 3:53 PM Let the Patriot Games Continue!
- December 15, 2005 11:28 PM Is Canada Trying to Opt Out of the Patriot Act?
- December 9, 2005 5:29 PM Patriot Act Amendments Fail to Address Data Mining
- October 26, 2005 9:36 PM FBI Abuses of Patriot Act Revealed
- September 21, 2005 5:58 PM Court of Appeals Suspends Injunction Lifting Gag Order in National Security Letter Case
- September 12, 2005 7:46 PM Connecticut Judge Bars Enforcement of NSL Gag Order
- September 1, 2005 12:34 PM Update: FBI National Security Letter to Library, Authorized by the Patriot Act, Is Challenged by ACLU
- August 1, 2005 9:29 PM USA Patriot Act Extended
- February 12, 2008 10:12 AM Privacy Coalition Requests FTC to Probe Ask.com; In Response, Ask.com and its Allies Cry Foul
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- January 10, 2008 11:16 AM California Breach Disclosure Law Now Covers Medical Records
- December 18, 2007 8:58 AM Report on the FTC's Conference on "Ehavioral Advertising"
- December 12, 2007 2:16 PM Beware the Flirtbot
- November 7, 2007 1:35 PM New AOL Initiative May Help Shield Consumers from Targeted Advertising
- October 30, 2007 1:43 PM Hollywood is 'LOOKing' in places you don't suspect
- October 19, 2007 1:32 PM Nevada passes first law requiring business to encrypt customer personal information during transmission
- July 10, 2007 1:45 PM Watching Them Watching Us
- May 22, 2007 2:08 PM Access to Historical Cemetery Records Blocked on HIPAA/Patient Privacy Grounds
- April 23, 2007 10:23 AM Montana and Washington have passed laws refusing to comply with the federal government's Real ID Act
- April 19, 2007 11:36 AM Pew Reports Most Teens Proactive in Seeking to Maintain Online Privacy
- April 6, 2007 12:05 PM California's Constitutional Right to Privacy is Limited by Statutory Litigation Privilege
- September 18, 2006 9:58 AM Will the World of WiFi Broaden the Applicability of COPPA Requirements?
- July 26, 2006 11:10 AM When your offline security is threatened by your online activity
- July 13, 2006 2:24 PM Update on FCC Oversight of Data Brokers, Pretexters, Etc.
- June 29, 2006 10:25 PM White House Issues New Data Protection Security Guidelines
- June 26, 2006 11:20 AM The Bush Administration: Western Union's Best Friend
- April 11, 2006 4:27 PM Sex Blogger Motion Denied
- March 22, 2006 8:10 PM IRS Proposes Changes That Would Allow Accountants To Sell Tax Return Information
- March 15, 2006 4:26 PM Judge's Decision on DOJ's Google Subpoena Imminent
- March 10, 2006 3:34 PM FTC Retains Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule
- February 11, 2006 12:26 AM Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
- January 25, 2006 5:34 AM Government Access to Internet Search Records
- January 19, 2006 6:27 PM Another Privacy Win for Consumers -- Even Apple Isn't Immune
- January 12, 2006 2:55 PM Who Gave Schwarzenegger A Fat Lip?
- January 9, 2006 5:00 PM Congressional Research Service Analysis Calls Into Question Legal Justification Behind NSA Monitoring of Communications
- January 4, 2006 9:44 PM NH Court: Right of Access Trumps Personal Privacy
- November 22, 2005 1:24 AM Spokane mayor's beefcake cache is not a public record, but list of websites he visited is
- November 16, 2005 5:56 PM Phone Records Easily Available to All
- November 15, 2005 9:05 PM Hi, Dad! Teen Uncovers Anonymous Sperm Donor Through Online Geneaology Database
- November 9, 2005 4:34 PM "No Fly" List Revelations
- November 4, 2005 3:35 PM Proposition 73 in California - Abortions, a Minor's Privacy, and a Parent's Right to Know
- November 2, 2005 3:44 PM ThePrivacyPlace.Org 2005 Privacy Survey
- November 2, 2005 3:15 PM Alito on Privacy
- October 28, 2005 4:18 PM Privacy or Security?
- October 4, 2005 5:30 PM Consumers Continue to Feel Privacy is Threatened
- September 26, 2005 8:45 PM Think Your Anonymizer is Foolproof?
- September 22, 2005 3:25 PM Verizon Sues Telemarketers for Calling Wireless Customers
- September 20, 2005 3:28 PM But the Miami-Dade Cop is a piker compared with Tesco
- September 20, 2005 3:26 PM Cops get ChoicePoint Data?
- September 16, 2005 3:45 PM Judge Roberts' Views on Government Searches & Privacy of Records Issues Are Unknown
- September 15, 2005 3:33 PM Dutch to Track Citizens From Cradle to Grave
- September 14, 2005 4:10 PM Caveat Inventor
- September 6, 2005 4:10 PM Free Consumer Credit Reports Finally Available to All
- August 30, 2005 4:52 PM Agencies' Data Mining Efforts Criticized for Privacy Failures
- August 30, 2005 12:52 AM David Brin on Our Omni-Surveilled Future
- August 24, 2005 3:43 PM Britney, Lindsay and Scarlett -- Can Anti-Paparazzi Laws Protect Our Endangered Starlets?
- August 19, 2005 6:54 PM Too Much Blogging Can Make You Go Blind
- August 10, 2005 9:51 AM Secure Flight Program Violates Privacy Act
- August 8, 2005 2:50 PM Contrasting Views on Data Privacy
- August 4, 2005 10:23 AM Wifi Hijacking Conviction
- August 3, 2005 5:39 PM ATM Card Phishing
- November 20, 2007 6:39 AM Lust, Caution...Virus
- October 2, 2007 6:07 AM Tax Extension Deadline is Another Opportunity for Email Fraudsters
- July 17, 2007 3:32 PM Think You're Safe?
- March 29, 2006 3:00 PM Internet Scams Target Car Buyers and Sellers
- March 14, 2006 5:54 PM Chinese Bank Network Involved in New Phishing Tactic
- February 27, 2006 3:52 PM Congratulations, You're Entitled to a Refund . . . Now Hand Me Your Wallet
- January 19, 2006 7:00 PM Need Another Reason to Hate Tax Season?
- October 25, 2005 6:15 PM Phishing Scams Continue to Rise
- October 3, 2005 4:31 PM The Governator: Hasta La Vista, Phishers
- September 8, 2005 9:46 PM MMORPG Phishing Scams
- September 6, 2005 3:53 PM Phishing in the Wake of Katrina
- August 17, 2005 4:57 PM Employers Educate their Employees about Phishing . . . by Posing as Phishers
- August 16, 2005 4:03 PM Beyond Phishing: Pharming and Crimeware Attacks
- August 3, 2005 5:39 PM ATM Card Phishing
- July 28, 2005 12:47 AM DWT Privacy & Security Bloggers
- July 28, 2005 12:30 AM JOE ADDIEGO
- July 27, 2005 11:42 PM KRAIG BAKER
- July 17, 2005 8:46 AM CHARLENE BROWNLEE
- July 7, 2005 11:57 PM THOMAS R. BURKE
- June 20, 2005 12:08 AM RANDY GAINER
- June 15, 2005 12:13 AM BRUCE E. H. JOHNSON
- June 10, 2005 12:16 AM LANCE KOONCE (Editor)
- June 5, 2005 12:18 AM RONALD G. LONDON
- June 3, 2005 8:42 PM PETER MUCKLESTONE
- May 27, 2005 10:22 AM ANNE SHELBY
- May 25, 2005 9:13 PM BRIAN WONG
- May 25, 2005 1:05 AM DWT Privacy & Security Lawyers
- October 3, 2006 12:10 PM Update - California's Proposed RFID Bill Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger
- September 29, 2006 11:40 AM California's New RFID Bill Would Impose New Restrictions on Governmental Agencies that Issue RFID Cards to Safeguard User Privacy
- May 17, 2006 1:56 AM RFID Hacking
- April 14, 2008 2:50 PM Malware Cited as the Cause of Massive Supermarket Data Breach
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- January 10, 2008 11:16 AM California Breach Disclosure Law Now Covers Medical Records
- January 9, 2008 11:29 AM Record Number of Data Breaches Reported in 2007, But Optimism Reigns
- October 18, 2007 2:44 PM California Governor Vetoes Proposed Law Imposing Stronger Data Protection Requirements
- July 23, 2007 3:08 AM iPhone Security Flaw -- First of Many With Nextgen Phones?
- June 22, 2007 5:48 PM Why Is Database Security Not A Priority?
- May 25, 2007 3:54 PM State Laws to Shift Some Data Breach Costs to Businesses with Weak Security
- April 30, 2007 7:41 PM New York Enters First Settlement Agreement for Violation of Its Security Breach Notification Law
- October 26, 2006 12:34 PM Feds Not Yet Required to Notify Individuals of Data Breaches, But They Should Be, and Soon
- May 17, 2006 1:00 AM Real Estate Services Company Settles FTC Charges Over Confidential Consumer Data
- April 18, 2006 2:14 PM We Are Not Alone
- March 29, 2006 4:24 PM And While We're on the Subject of Cars....
- March 1, 2006 9:58 PM Wait, That's Not an Airsickness Bag....
- March 1, 2006 9:40 PM Panelists Discuss Privacy of Personal Information and Provide Tips on Defending Against Security Breaches
- February 1, 2006 6:02 PM FTC Announces Settlement with ChoicePoint, Inc.
- January 10, 2006 4:30 PM The Uncertain Landscape of Data Breach Notification
- December 1, 2005 7:14 PM Many Consumers Believe Online Banking to be Too Risky
- November 18, 2005 9:49 PM Merchant Bank May be Liable for Costs to Replace Hacked Visa Cards
- September 27, 2005 3:59 PM Stalemate in the Battle to Protect Against Internet Credit Card Fraud
- September 20, 2005 3:26 PM Cops get ChoicePoint Data?
- August 31, 2005 7:11 PM Financial Aid Files Compromised in Cal State Database Breach
- August 3, 2005 4:09 PM Damages Still Required for Data Breach Litigation
- August 1, 2005 8:11 PM Security Breaches Large and Small
- January 25, 2008 6:03 AM FTC Data Security Consent Decree Suggests Minimum Steps Companies Must Take
- November 10, 2006 2:04 PM Confidential Information Should Be Encrypted or Not Stored on Laptops
- September 22, 2006 8:47 AM Breaking News: PrivSecBlog solves "Lost"!
- July 31, 2006 11:17 AM Persistent Problems with Proliferating Passwords
- May 17, 2006 1:10 AM Lawyers' Laptops
- May 1, 2006 5:10 PM The Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006
- April 24, 2006 7:34 PM Reasonable Data Retention: An Important Tool for Law Enforcement or Further Erosion on Privacy?
- February 22, 2006 10:13 PM FDIC Security Tips
- February 18, 2006 9:31 PM RSA Report: Are Fingerprint Readers Ready for Widespread Commercial Use?
- February 16, 2006 6:09 PM RSA Report: REAL ID -- Will It Create a De Facto National Identity System, and Will It Lead to Better Security?
- February 15, 2006 3:38 PM RSA Report: Strong Encryption -- If You Build It, They May Not Come (or It's the End of the Password as We Know It)
- February 9, 2006 10:58 PM Data Protection 101
- October 31, 2005 2:29 PM Two-Factor Identification Too Frustrating for Consumers?
- October 28, 2005 4:52 PM Security or Privacy?
- October 25, 2005 5:15 PM Surprise! Electronic Voting Systems Won't Be Ready By 2006
- October 24, 2005 9:46 PM What the Bird Flu Can Teach Us About Data Security
- October 21, 2005 10:10 PM "Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment"
- October 21, 2005 7:05 PM U.S. District Court Orders Interior Department Computers Disconnected from the Internet Based on Security Concerns
- October 6, 2005 3:49 PM Spam-like Text Messages May Threaten Cellular Networks
- September 30, 2005 5:12 PM If you can take it with you, someone else can take it from you
- September 27, 2005 4:52 PM Too Many Passwords?
- September 27, 2005 3:59 PM Stalemate in the Battle to Protect Against Internet Credit Card Fraud
- September 23, 2005 1:24 AM Credit Reporting Companies to Use Coordinated Encryption Standard
- September 15, 2005 3:49 PM Human Immune System as Model for Intrusion Detection
- September 11, 2005 7:35 PM What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Have To Do With Information Security?
- September 8, 2005 3:17 PM VoIP Security
- August 29, 2005 7:47 PM Cancelable Biometrics -- Outsmarting Gummy Bear Attacks and Enhancing Privacy
- August 24, 2005 7:17 PM Google Releases Beta Version of Its Desktop 2 Search Program
- August 15, 2005 10:19 AM Philip Zimmerman Unveils Encryption for VoIP
- August 9, 2005 4:06 PM Insiders - The Real Threat To Data Security?
- August 5, 2005 2:40 PM GAO Financial Institution Security Report
- August 3, 2005 5:05 PM Vulnerability Testing
- December 5, 2007 8:23 AM FTC Announces "Crackdown" on Do-Not-Call Violators
- December 13, 2006 2:27 PM U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006
- November 30, 2006 9:42 AM Appeals Court Affirms That CAN-SPAM Act Private Causes of Action Must Cite More Than "Insignificant Inaccuracies" and "Isolated Errors"
- September 7, 2006 12:37 PM Virginia Appeals Court Affirms Over Constitutional Challenge Nation's First-Ever Felony Conviction Under a State Spam-Fraud Law
- May 31, 2006 6:43 PM Canada, Australia Angle to Get into Do-Not-Call Act
- April 20, 2006 4:00 PM FCC Completes Rulemaking to Implement Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005
- March 30, 2006 6:07 PM FTC Announces "Largest Civil Penalty Yet" for Illegal Spam Under CAN-SPAM Act
- January 5, 2006 3:33 PM FTC Reports to Congress on Effectiveness and Enforcement of CAN-SPAM Act
- November 30, 2005 4:32 PM Why Posting Your Email Address On A Website May Get You Spammed
- September 15, 2005 2:37 PM Wireless Provider Sues Telemarketing Firms
- September 7, 2005 4:10 PM The Great Splog Debate: Legal Options?
- August 3, 2005 5:24 PM Court Upholds Use of Spam-Blocking Software
- February 27, 2008 7:59 AM Some State Data Encryption Requirements More Effective than Others
- January 10, 2008 11:16 AM California Breach Disclosure Law Now Covers Medical Records
- October 19, 2007 1:32 PM Nevada passes first law requiring business to encrypt customer personal information during transmission
- October 18, 2007 2:44 PM California Governor Vetoes Proposed Law Imposing Stronger Data Protection Requirements
- September 5, 2007 3:14 PM So When Did Protecting Privacy Become Unconstitutional?
- May 25, 2007 3:54 PM State Laws to Shift Some Data Breach Costs to Businesses with Weak Security
- April 6, 2007 12:05 PM California's Constitutional Right to Privacy is Limited by Statutory Litigation Privilege
- August 1, 2006 9:34 AM California Extends Privacy Protections to Everywhere: If you Call a Californian, Don't Tape Without Permission
- June 22, 2006 2:57 PM Federal Contract Granted to Address Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Records
- January 6, 2006 5:04 PM Pennsylvania Becomes 22nd State to Enact a Data Breach Disclosure Law
- July 13, 2005 5:00 AM RSS
- November 2, 2006 10:40 AM Reports note that US ranks near the bottom for privacy protection, on par with Russia, China, and Malaysia -- and also is flunking on press freedoms
- September 18, 2006 9:51 AM Sen. Specter's FISA Bill Should Be Defeated
- August 2, 2006 9:22 AM Senator Specter Promotes FISA Fallback Plan for the Bush Administration
- May 17, 2006 6:21 PM Coming Soon to an ISP Near You: Data Retention
- May 5, 2006 9:00 PM Senator Specter Fails to Cut Off Funding for Warrantless Surveillance
- March 15, 2006 4:26 PM Judge's Decision on DOJ's Google Subpoena Imminent
- March 8, 2006 2:34 PM Senate Intelligence Committee Votes Against NSA Probe
- February 16, 2006 4:23 PM Return Receipt Not Requested
- February 15, 2006 3:45 PM The Cat Stevens Effect
- February 10, 2006 5:54 AM Chief FISA Court Judges, DoJ Officials Questioned Legality of NSA Program
- February 8, 2006 4:09 PM Can Your Cell Phone Do This?
- February 1, 2006 6:20 PM TSA and FBI Settle "No Fly" List FOIA Lawsuit
- January 30, 2006 2:53 PM EPIC Files FOIA Lawsuit Against the DOJ
- January 20, 2006 9:20 PM DoJ Claims President Has Exclusive Power to Authorize NSA Domestic Surveillance During War Against al Qaeda
- January 9, 2006 5:00 PM Congressional Research Service Analysis Calls Into Question Legal Justification Behind NSA Monitoring of Communications
- December 9, 2005 10:05 PM "30,000 People on the Government's "No Fly" List Can't Be Right"
- December 8, 2005 8:37 PM The Evolution of Ex-Bush Cabinet Member Put on Hold
- December 5, 2005 4:21 PM CDC Proposes Significant Changes to Its Ability to Track and Quarantine Passengers
- November 22, 2005 11:01 PM A Creeping Spread of Location Technology
- November 16, 2005 7:45 PM UK Police Endeavor to Create the Largest Surveillance System in the World
- November 9, 2005 4:34 PM "No Fly" List Revelations
- October 17, 2005 8:34 PM The Two (Cell) Towers Revisited
- October 14, 2005 9:53 PM The Register's "Spot the Black Helicopter" Contest Using Google Earth
- August 30, 2005 12:52 AM David Brin on Our Omni-Surveilled Future
- August 26, 2005 7:45 PM MTA Approves Security Cameras for L.A. Subway and Light-Rail
- August 25, 2005 3:19 PM Canadian Law Would Allow Email Interception Without Court Order
- August 12, 2005 10:27 PM Random Searches in NY Subways Raise Controversy and Constitutional Issues
- August 12, 2005 3:14 PM FCC Rules that Broadband and VoIP Providers Must Accommodate Wiretaps
- August 2, 2005 3:20 PM RFID, Data Mining and Surveillance Ubiquity
- September 26, 2005 3:04 AM Inadvertent Disclosures in IP Filings: Focus on Patents
- September 23, 2005 10:19 PM Inadvertent Disclosure of Business Secrets Through Intellectual Property Filings
- August 25, 2005 4:20 PM Photos of Sony "Hermione" Cell Phone Lead to Legal Demand
- December 9, 2005 11:52 AM Virtual Sweat Shops
- September 14, 2007 2:48 PM Federal Court Dismissal of Suit by Alleged Malware Vendor Suggests Broad Immunity for Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware Providers
- May 15, 2007 10:23 PM One More at Bat? Another Antispyware Act Has Been Submitted to the House
- May 15, 2007 10:23 PM One More at Bat? Another Antispyware Act Has Been Submitted to the House
- March 16, 2007 12:26 PM Three Strikes and Spyware Is Out? Anti-Spyware Bill to Be Given Another At-Bat
- December 13, 2006 2:27 PM U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006
- April 5, 2006 6:12 AM Fluffy Doesn't Feel So Good: When Bad Computer Viruses Infect Good Dogs
- March 1, 2006 11:09 PM NY Times Keylogger Article
- December 16, 2005 3:38 PM Keyloggers May Be "Klogging" Security Efforts
- December 1, 2005 5:22 PM Lawsuits, Lost Sales and Lessons: Fallout From the Sony DRM/Rootkit Disaster
- November 16, 2005 3:15 AM Sony Music CD Woes, Continued
- November 11, 2005 4:15 PM Select Sony/BMG Music CDs Include Invasive Digital Rights Management Software
- November 8, 2005 3:56 PM Spyware and Adware Guidelines Released
- October 13, 2005 4:34 PM FTC Targets Spyware
- October 12, 2005 5:06 PM Get Ready for Federal Spyware Legislation
- September 1, 2005 5:17 PM Mobile Phone Virus Outbreak Disrupts Company
- May 15, 2007 12:06 PM Internet Adapts to Surveillance by Law Enforcement
- February 15, 2007 10:57 AM Expanded Privacy Obligations for Telecom Carriers and VoIP Providers Under Consideration at the FCC
- January 18, 2007 12:11 PM VoIP and Broadband Internet Access Providers Face Upcoming CALEA Deadlines
- October 4, 2006 10:05 AM Red Hook: Not Just a Micro-Brewery in the Pacific Northwest Any Longer
- September 8, 2005 3:17 PM VoIP Security
- August 15, 2005 10:19 AM Philip Zimmerman Unveils Encryption for VoIP
- August 12, 2005 3:14 PM FCC Rules that Broadband and VoIP Providers Must Accommodate Wiretaps
- November 3, 2005 4:04 PM Private Lives as WiFi Performance Art
- October 4, 2005 7:06 PM The City of Brotherly WiFi
- October 4, 2005 6:24 PM Google Wi-Fi Proposal Opens the Door to Massive Privacy and Security Headaches
- August 5, 2005 8:55 PM Wi-Fi Spectrum Battle at Airports: Safety or Profits at Stake?
- August 5, 2005 5:25 PM The Risks of Unencrypted Data Transmission
- August 4, 2005 10:23 AM Wifi Hijacking Conviction