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Senate votes to exempt lawyers, doctors from Red Flags

Angela Moscaritolo December 02, 2010

Lawyers, doctors and accountants may avoid having to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's new identity theft rule.
 

Dealings with Facebook better, says privacy commissioner

James Hale December 02, 2010

A Q&A; with Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart covering social media, smartphones, educating the public and much more.
 

Government site exposes citizen data

James Hale December 02, 2010

An error in Service Canada's new Access Key site, which was launched on September 26, inadvertently exposed the social insurance numbers and banking information of about 75 people.
 

WikiLeaks prompts U.S. government to assess security

Dan Kaplan December 01, 2010

The federal government is moving quickly to deploy new security measures in light of the leak of hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. documents by whistleblower site WikiLeaks.
 

Don't-track-me browser feature part of FTC privacy plan

Angela Moscaritolo December 01, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is urging companies to develop a "do not track" mechanism so consumers can choose whether to allow the collection of data regarding online searching and browsing activities.
 
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