If you won't say how many, shouldn't we assume “ALL?”

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20071107102956434

CA: Sensitive customer information on bank's stolen laptop

Wednesday, November 07 2007 @ 10:29 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches

Chico-based Butte Community Bank notified an undisclosed number of customers this week that a laptop computer probably containing their names, addresses, Social Security numbers and account numbers was stolen in mid-October.

Bank officials refused to say how many customer were mailed the notice, which was dated Oct. 24.

They said the laptop was stolen from a bank employee who carries it from branch to branch, but declined to say exactly where it went missing.

Source - ChicoER.com

Why so much data? Why no encryption?

http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/11094071.html

Thousands of People's Personal Information Misplaced

A laptop containing thousands of people's personal information is missing in Cabarrus County.

On Sunday, an ambulance took a patient to Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast in Concord.

While the ambulance was at the hospital, a Panasonic Tough Book was placed on the back bumper.

Cabarrus County Emergency Medical Services isn't sure if the laptop was lost at the hospital or while in transit back to the EMS station.

Furthermore, they don't know if it was stolen or destroyed in traffic.

The laptop contains names, address, phone numbers and social security numbers of approximately 28,000 people who have been cared for by the Cabarrus County EMS over the last four years.

In addition, the laptop contains medical information for nearly 60 patients who have been treated by paramedics since October 13.

WBTV's Tom Roussey has more information about the missing laptop as well as an award being offered for its return. Press "PLAY" to see this story.

Why a cop ID? 'Cause they can carry guns and confiscate your drugs and park anywhere and strip search people and...

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20071107135526286

Radio Shack employee charged with stealing police IDs

Wednesday, November 07 2007 @ 01:55 PM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches

A female clerk at a Peekskill Radio Shack store and a civilian employee for the NYPD have been arrested for allegedly running an identity-theft ring that victimized 10 New York City police officers.

Source - Newsday

Data! Facts not speculation!

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/016458.html

November 07, 2007

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Identity Theft, 2005

Identity Theft, 2005 released on November 7, 2007: "Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on identity theft victimization and its consequences. This report presents the first full year of data available after new questions about identity theft were added to the survey in July 2004. Identity theft is defined in the report as credit card thefts, thefts from existing accounts, misuse of personal information, and multiple types at the same time. Based on interviews with a nationally representative sample of 40,000 household residents, the report describes age, race, and ethnicity of the household head; household income and composition; and location of the household. Characteristics of the theft presented include economic loss, how the theft was discovered, whether misuse is ongoing, and problems experienced as a result of the identity theft."

Ahhhh... I don't think it's supposed to work this way guys...

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20071107100939732

Indiana to Revoke Driving Licenses Over Database Errors

Wednesday, November 07 2007 @ 10:09 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: REAL ID

As a result of adopting regulations designed to conform with REAL ID national identification card requirements, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMW) has threatened to cancel the licenses of 206,000 of the state's 4.5 million motorists. According to the BMV, database mismatches were flagged on the motorists' records after they were compared with a federal database. Motorists must now take action to correct any mistakes in the way the social security numbers, names and dates of birth were entered into the system or they will lose their ability to drive.

Source - TheNewspaper.com

Hey, you only paid us once and now you think you own it? (One tiny problem with DRM) NOTE: First comment was a call for a class action suit!

http://digg.com/tech_news/Fans_shafted_as_Major_League_Baseball_revokes_DRM_licenses

Fans shafted as Major League Baseball revokes DRM licenses

In what can only be called the biggest bonehead move since Bill Buckner's error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, Major League Baseball has deactivated a DRM license server used to verify your worthiness to play back video of games you purchased online. Claiming the full-game downloads were "one-time sales", MLB is completely unapologetic to fans

Worth a look!

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/016456.html

November 07, 2007

Guide to Optimizing Investments in Security Countermeasures

Optimizing Investments in Security Countermeasures: A Practical Tool for Fixed Budgets, by Jonathan Caulkins and Nancy R. Mead, September/October 2007 edition of IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine. "In the article, the team presents a tool and methodology they developed for software engineers and their clients to help them make security decisions when resources are limited."

All we need is someone who will watch all 62 bazillion videos uploaded each day... Sound like a job for the NSA?

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/07/2110256&from=rss

YouTube Video Warned About School Shooting

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday November 07, @06:00PM from the getting-godwin-out-of-the-way-early dept.

mytrip writes to tell us that CNN is reporting at least eight dead in a Finland school shooting that was apparently planned out in graphic videos posted to YouTube. "YouTube appeared to have removed 89 videos linked to his account, many of them featuring Nazi imagery, shortly after the incident. Finnish media reported someone posted a message two weeks ago on the Web site, warning of a bloodbath at the school. A video posted earlier Wednesday, by 'Sturmgeist89,' was titled 'Jokela High School Massacre - 11/7/2007.' 'Sturmgeist89' identified himself as Auvinen, and said he chose the name 'Sturmgeist' because it means 'storm spirit' in German."

Beat 'em while they're down!

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2213859,00.asp

SCO vs. Novell: The Bankruptcy Wars

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols November 8, 2007

The first blows are exchanged in SCO's newest legal arena: the bankruptcy court.

Can SCO escape Novell's wrath? Will SCO CEO Darl McBride emerge rejuvenated and ready to continue the Linux legal wars by selling SCO's Unix business? These and many more questions will be answered in the next episode of "As SCO Turns."

Video from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/privacy-on-social-networks/

Privacy on Social Networks

What does a friend of a friend of a friend need to know about you?