Wind energy seminar in Malta this week (Identity Theft Prevention)

Wind energy seminar in Malta this week
Courier News - Kishwaukee College, DeKalb County EDC and the Illinois Finance Authority are sponsoring a Wind Energy Seminar on Wednesday at the Kishwaukee College BID Conference Center in Malta. Registration is at 1:30 p.m. The program starts at 2 p.m., lasting
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

BBB sponsors Shred It day
Tribune Chronicle - YOUNGSTOWN The Better Business Bureau is holding a shred day on June 3 as part of an effort to reduce identity theft. The BBB is providing a mobile shredding truck, and consumers and businesses are invited to bring up to 10 boxes of documents to
Source: www.tribune-chronicle.com

Groups push 'frozen' credit files
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - In the wake of the data security breach this month exposing millions of U.S. veterans to the risk of identity theft, consumer advocates are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow Pennsylvanians to freeze their credit files. The number
Source: www.post-gazette.com

CONSUMER WATCH: Suits follow breaches of client data
Richmond Times-Dispatch - It was bound to happen. First, there was a rash of consumer privacy breaches that seemed to spiral after the high-profile data leak at ChoicePoint Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., in 2005. Now -- one year and hundreds of breaches later, including the latest
Source: www.timesdispatch.com

Commentary: Culpable mindlessness, both governmental and corporate
Albuquerque Tribune - An employee violates office rules by taking home an office laptop containing sensitive information about citizens. Thieves steal the laptop. Suddenly trusting citizens are plunged into risk of becoming victims of the crime of our time: identity theft
Source: www.abqtrib.com