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Privacy’s “Big Bang”

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Well, it looks like the folks affected by the ChoicePoint data breach are finally about to be compensated. On December 6th, the Federal Trade Commission announced a redress program for those affected by Identity Theft as a result of the breach.
If you remember, the ChoicePoint data breach was announced on February 15, 2005; because […]

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More insanity

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Imagine my surprise when I read the news today and saw that now Senator John McCain is now echoing the futile insanity proposed by those in charge of MySpace. His bill is called the Stop the Online Exploitation of Our Children Act and, if passed, will require sex offenders to register their email and IM […]

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