Chicago Tribune - 2 Due to lack of basic data encryption in online forms, the Transportation Security Administration has been making some airline passengers vulnerable to identity theft, a congressional committee reports. Also revealed: The TSA is failing to

REAL ID
Houston Chronicle - The American Civil Liberties Union objects to the new regulations on grounds that they would create a giant national database vulnerable to identity theft. Chertoff told Chronicle editors Friday that the system would use only existing databases that

Oracle s 12 acquisitions since January 2007
Network World Fusion - July 18: Oracle buys Bharosa , a software vendor that helps fight online identity theft and fraud. Oracle said it would continue selling Bharosa software on a standalone basis, but also add Bharosa s real-time fraud

Dahlgren warns workers about ID theft
Free Lance-Star - A 13-year-old report listing names, Social Security numbers and birth dates for Navy employees is raising concern over identity theft at Dahlgren. Officials at the Naval Surface Warfare Center are warning past and present employees that their

Residents At Risk For Identity Theft
WXOW TV-19 - The Department of Administration blames the problem on a machine that didn’t fold the tax forms properly. Wisconsin residents are being warned for the second time in two weeks that a mistake by a state agency may have put them at risk for identity

Make My Day
American Reporter - Did it commit identity theft and buy thousands of dollars of electronics? We’ll probably never know, because Meckler’s lawsuit conveniently does not say what injuries she suffered, other than unspecified “internal and external” ones. So that

State says yes to REAL ID
Baltimore Sun - She noted that almost half the states have objected in some fashion to the requirements of the REAL ID law, which she contends could expose the public to increased risks of identity theft. The law requires states to maintain extensive databases of

New plan for minors’ Internet safety unveiled
Xinhua News Agency - MySpace has pledged to work with the attorneys general on a set of principles to combat harmful material on social-networking sites (pornography, harassment, cyberbullying, and identity theft, among other issues), better educate parents and

Thomas’ pamphlets draw fire
AZCentral.com - The ads are meant to raise awareness of methamphetamine use, truancy, drunken driving, marijuana, identity theft and other public-safety issues, Lotstein said. Although Thomas did not respond to an interview request, his office put out a one

Suspected burglar, Web site hacker arrested in S.J.
Silicon Valley - San Jose police arrested a man they believe stole money from Web sites raising money for Hurricane Katrina victims, participated in 20 burglaries and ran a 30-person identity theft ring, officials said Monday. Officers picked up Jeremy Matthis, 37

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