Forecast: ID Theft by Insiders to Grow Dramatically in '06 (ID Theft)

Forecast: ID Theft by Insiders to Grow Dramatically in '06
E-Commerce Times - According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, located in San Diego, more than 51 million personal identifying numbers have been compromised by criminals since February. One that made headlines was from Atlanta-area data broker ChoicePoint, which
Source: ecommercetimes.com

March 31, 2006
BeSpacific - FTC in 2006: Committed to Consumers and Competition Press release: "Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today issued the agency's 2006 Annual Report at the American Bar Association s Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in
Source: www.bespacific.com

FTC shuts down California spam distributor
SC Magazine - Federal and state investigators have sealed the envelope on a major California-based spam operation that allegedly violated federal law when it delivered nearly two million messages to unsuspecting PC users. A joint lawsuit settlement between the
Source: www.scmagazine.com

ID Theft Bill Readies for a Vote
eWeek - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has approved an identity theft bill that would set a national standard for data brokers' efforts to protect personal information. The Data Accountability and Trust Act was nearly one year in the making
Source: www.eweek.com

Forty Thousand Hawaii Residents Are Possible Victims of ID Theft
KHNL News 8 - (KHNL) Late Thursday afternoon the state Attorney General's office said the personal information of more than 40 thousand people might be circulating out in the public. Those at risk of identity theft include approximately 22 thousand private
Source: www.khnl.com

September 1 Brings New State Laws
KXAN - Several more laws go into effect Thursday. Some of them include: limiting cell phone use for the first six months after teenagers get their license. Another law states that all children younger than five years old and less than 36 inches tall are
Source: www.kxan.com