It's not always organizations who don't know any better – sometimes it's the ones who claim to know it all... (Remember, it's not IF, it's WHEN)
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20071215140042398
Deloitte partner, principal confidential information on stolen laptop
Saturday, December 15 2007 @ 02:00 PM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
A laptop containing the personal information of an undisclosed number of Deloitte & Touche partners, principals and other employees was stolen while in possession of a contractor responsible for scanning the accounting firm's pension fund documents, SCMagazineUS.com learned today.
The computer contained confidential data, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and other personnel information, such as hire and termination dates, according to a Dec. 6 letter Deloitte sent to victims. Some of the information belonged to people working at Deloitte subsidiaries.
Source - SC Magazine
(Props, Fergie's Tech Blog)
[From the article:
The laptop, stolen during Thanksgiving week, was protected by a password but was not encrypted, according to the letter. [Interesting how most reporters are now asking this question... Bob]
... “What is particularly egregious about this situation is that Deloitte is a ‘noted' security expert with seminars, whitepapers, service lines, etc.,” he told SCMagazineUS.com in an email today. “One would think there would be security and encryption standards for all sensitive personal data, whether managed internally or by outside vendors.”
... In addition we have an ongoing program to identify vendors who access confidential information regarding our personnel and to confirm that they have implemented appropriate protections.” [Either this was in effect, but not followed or it is new. Bad either way. Bob]
It was the phony police dog that did it...
Police impersonators steal kit worth £1m from Verizon UK
Author: Ian Grant Posted: 14:23 14 Dec 2007
Robbers stole computer equipment from a Verizon Business datacentre in London after persuading staff they were police chasing criminals they had seen on the building's roof.
Verizon confirmed the theft, saying "On 6 December 2007 at approximately 2117 GMT the Verizon Business UK's facility experienced an equipment-related incident.
I'm not a lawyer, but this looks important to me... Question: Would this apply to the personal data I “loaned” to TJX to complete my credit card transaction?
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=55338
United States: Conversion of E-Data
13 December 2007 Article by Nick Akerman
Originally appeared in The National Law Journal, October 1, 2007.
... ‘Thyroff’ Opened Another Route To Remedy Data Theft
The CFAA’s monopoly on the protection of computer data changed dramatically early this year with a decision from New York’s highest court in Thyroff v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 8 N.Y.3d 283 (N.Y. 2007). The court abandoned the tangible/intangible property distinction and held that conversion applies to computer data. This article examines the holding in Thyroff, how it extended the law of conversion that has been developing in other state jurisdictions and the practical differences between conversion and a cause of action based on the CFAA.
... Thyroff abandoned the merger doctrine for two reasons. First, it recognized that "[a] document stored on a computer hard drive has the same value as a paper document kept in a file cabinet." Id. At 292. Second, the court relied on the pervasive use of computer data to replace paper documents and determined that "the tort of conversion must keep pace with the contemporary realities of widespread computer use." Id. at 292. As the court stated, "society’s reliance on computers and electronic data is substantial, if not essential," and "[c]omputers and digital information are ubiquitous and pervade all aspects of business, financial and personal communication activities." Id. at 291-92.
“Hello, Mr. Berkowitz, this is the dog next door...”
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/15/1846234&from=rss
Beamed Sonic Advertising Is Coming
Posted by kdawson on Saturday December 15, @02:57PM from the told-you-i-was-hearing-voices dept. Privacy
newtley writes in with a story from Ad Age a few days back. "Advertisers are determined to get into your head by one means or another, and Holosonic Research Labs has found yet another way of invading your privacy in the name of forcing you pay attention. You're walking down a street in New York when all of a sudden, a woman's voice whispers 'Who's that? Who's There?' No, you weren't having a psychotic episode; you were being subjected without your permission to 'sound in a narrow beam, just like light.' It was coming at you from a rooftop speaker seven stories up."
“Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it” Georges Santayana
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/15/2327235&from=rss
Computer History Museum's YouTube Channel
Posted by kdawson on Saturday December 15, @10:43PM from the way-it-was dept. Television Technology
Doctor-R writes "The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA has created a new YouTube channel for videos of their lecture series. Newest is the Dec 10 panel on the 25th Anniversary of the Commodore 64. Currently there are 23 lectures available and the 7-minute Museum overview."
Is this easy enough for a e-garage sale?
http://www.killerstartups.com/eCommerce/Spotmerchantcom---The-Complete-Online-Store-Solution/
Spotmerchant.com - The Complete Online Store Solution
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