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Stolen: Google employees’ personal data

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external…
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The legislation behind a national ID

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the the full text of the Real ID bill. Real ID became law not through the usual legislative process, but instead as part of a mammoth Iraq spending and Asian tsunami bill, the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act…
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Credit issuer says data lost for 650,000 customers

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Backup computer tape stored by an information protection and storage company is missing; customers of 230 retailers could be affected. A computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney is missing, credit card issuer GE Money said on Friday. Richard…
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