Attention Scouts! This does not satisfy the requirements for a Hacking merit badge.

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070709051728280

Girl Scouts council loses personal info in theft of tapes

Monday, July 09 2007 @ 05:26 AM CDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches

The Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council has notified its members and their parents that they might be at risk for identity theft because of tapes stolen from a car June 27.

... The tapes held personal information from the membership database, including names, addresses, phone numbers and the schools that members attend. Information from the years 2003-2007 is included in the membership database. In addition, a small number of credit-card numbers and Social Security numbers from the Girl Scout camp and event registration database also were stolen, Jones reported.

Source - Rocky Mountain News

Recap.

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070708183559615

Data “Dysprotection:” breaches reported last week

Monday, July 09 2007 @ 05:50 AM CDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches

A recap of incidents or privacy breaches reported last week for those who enjoy shaking their head and muttering to themselves with their morning coffee.

Data “dysprotection:” breaches reported last week

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070709055804575

A Critique of the "Nothing to Hide" Argument

Monday, July 09 2007 @ 06:12 AM CDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Surveillance

From Concurring Opinions:

... For a symposium about the philosophy of privacy in San Diego Law Review, I decided to return to the question with a short essay entitled "I've Got Nothing to Hide" and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy. I've posted a draft on SSRN. Here's the abstract:

In this short essay, written for a symposium in the San Diego Law Review, Professor Daniel Solove examines the "nothing to hide" argument. When asked about government surveillance and data mining, many people respond by declaring: "I've got nothing to hide." According to the "nothing to hide" argument, there is no threat to privacy unless the government uncovers unlawful activity, in which case a person has no legitimate justification to claim that it remain private. The "nothing to hide" argument and its variants are quite prevalent, and thus are worth addressing. In this essay, Solove critiques the "nothing to hide" argument and exposes its faulty underpinnings.

To obtain the full-text article, free registration is required at SSRN.