http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Information_PrivacyFind stories, videos, and photos about Information Privacy from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:33:19 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Information_Privacy14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Information Privacy from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/10/facebook.groups.hacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/10/facebook.groups.hacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of Facebook groups have been hijacked in recent days by users pointing out what they say is a weakness in how the social-networking site handles the administration of its groups.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/smallbusiness/steal_your_own_identity.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/smallbusiness/steal_your_own_identity.fsb/index.htmTodd Feinman spent more than a decade breaking into the computer systems of Fortune 100 companies. Not for his own nefarious purposes, though. The former director at PricewaterhouseCoopers was paid to test corporate security systems. He succeeded in breaching them 80% of the time.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/19/social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/19/social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/28/online.security.tactics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/28/online.security.tactics/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 2010 Census is nearly under way, but don't expect an e-mail from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you personal questions in its head count of America.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/16/government.app.store/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/16/government.app.store/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration has unveiled a government "app store" designed to push the federal bureaucracy into the era of cloud computing.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/28/facebook.privacy.changes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/28/facebook.privacy.changes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFacebook has announced it is to overhaul its privacy settings to make it clearer for users to know who has access to their personal data.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/cellphone.spy.software/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/cellphone.spy.software/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates received a text message from their service provider on July 8 instructing them to install an upgrade on their handsets, they had no idea the application also contained software that, according to BlackBerry's maker, would enable third parties to peek at private information on their phones.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/12/deleting.cookies.privacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/12/deleting.cookies.privacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than half of the Internet's top websites use a little known capability of Adobe's Flash plugin to track users and store information about them, but only four of them mention the so-called Flash Cookies in their privacy policies, UC Berkeley researchers found.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/11/technology/electronic_health_records_privacy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/11/technology/electronic_health_records_privacy/index.htmDigitizing health records. A good idea say most experts, but it will take a feat of policy, technology and education to ensure your records don't get into the wrong hands.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:27:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/02/25/vincent/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/02/25/vincent/index.htmlWith the NFL Players Association having outside legal counsel investigate whether former union president Troy Vincent improperly released confidential information about agents to a longtime friend and business partner, Mark Mangum, sources tell SI.com that one revelation expected to come to light is that former NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw had collected numerous internal e-mails from Vincent allegedly proving that he disclosed the privileged information.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.privacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.privacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextUsers of social-networking sites such as Facebook risk losing control of their personal information because they are not fully aware of the implications for their privacy, a freedom of information expert warned Wednesday.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/27/confidential.mp3.player/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/27/confidential.mp3.player/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man walks into a thrift store.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/technology/yang_online_privacy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/technology/yang_online_privacy.fortune/index.htmGoogle recently released its annual rundown of popular searches for 2008 - what they call the "zeitgeist" list - and it's a reminder, once again, of how much we reveal about ourselves every time we type into a search bar.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/05/ep.online.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/05/ep.online.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine my surprise when, in the course of doing research for this story, I stumbled upon my own personal health information online.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/stolen.laptop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/stolen.laptop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA government laptop computer stolen last month held unencrypted medical records of 2,500 participants in a government study, Susan Shirin, deputy director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) told CNN Monday.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1716617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1716617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNearly two years after a flap in which veterans' personal information was put at risk of identity theft, the feds are still not doing all they can to prevent further lapsesFri, 22 Feb 2008 21:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/02/11/laptop.searches/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/02/11/laptop.searches/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmir Khan says he becomes frustrated and humiliated every time he enters the United States and federal agents search his computers. Khan, a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen, says it has happened five times since 2003.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/04/fbi.biometrics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/04/fbi.biometrics/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/10/visitors.fingerprints/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/10/visitors.fingerprints/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Homeland Security is now collecting scans of all 10 fingerprints from foreign travelers entering the United States at Dulles International Airport, and plans to extend the program to all international airports in the country by the end of next year.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmThe online shopping season is expected to bring in almost $39 billion in sales this year. And online shopping is a great way to keep your spending in line. But when you let your fingers do the walking, you'll want to take some precautions.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/companies/gap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/companies/gap/index.htmGap Inc. announced Friday that a laptop containing the personal information of about 800,000 job applicants was stolen from the offices of one of its vendors that manages data for the company.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1640051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1640051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEurope's major consumer group BEUC fears Google Inc.'s takeover of online ad tracker DoubleClick Inc. would damage European Union privacy rights and limit consumers' choice of Web contentFri, 06 Jul 2007 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/22/cheney.documents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/22/cheney.documents/index.htmlVice President Dick Cheney's office refused to cooperate with an agency that oversees classified documents, then tried to abolish the office when it challenged the actions, House oversight committee Chairman Henry Waxman said.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060613/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060613/index.htmIn October 2003, Karl Kamb, then a 40-year-old Hewlett-Packard vice president, made a presentation that persuaded CEO Carly Fiorina to take her company into a new line of business: flat-panel telev... Thu, 31 May 2007 17:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/technology/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/technology/rfid/index.htmCivil rights and privacy rights groups have opposed radio frequency identification, or RFID, for years. But now, researchers in the field and some lawmakers are beginning to voice concerns about the security of the technology.Mon, 21 May 2007 15:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmA recent government report found that the IRS may have compromised the personal information of more than 2,000 taxpayers because of security breaches.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/23/safeonline.101/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/23/safeonline.101/index.htmlFor parents, the Internet can be like navigating a minefield.Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/technology/symantec_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/technology/symantec_security/index.htmInternet pirates have begun to turn away from traditional attack modes such as viruses and worms and are increasingly using targeted emails and other techniques to swipe critical personal information, according to an Internet security report released Monday.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/11/01/8392042/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/11/01/8392042/index.htmYou're savvy. You've read lots of network security horror stories, so you've taken all the usual precautions. You've installed firewalls, password-protected your gear, and created offsite backups. ... Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/12/20/cybercrime/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/12/20/cybercrime/index.htmlOn December 8, Australia suffered a sneak-attack from malevolent forces based in the former Soviet states. The weaponry was a multi-million fusillade of bogus e-mail touts targeting customers of iiNet, owner of Ozemail, one of the most popular Internet providers in the country.Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/magazines/moneymag/cybersafety_computer.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/magazines/moneymag/cybersafety_computer.moneymag/index.htmIt may seem melodramatic, but the truth is, hackers across the globe - or maybe across the street - are working 24/7 to find ways to steal your passwords, take control of your computer or turn your hard drive into a whirring pile of scrap metal.Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395149/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395149/index.htmID theft, pretexting, security holes in browsers, targeted Web advertising, the kids' MySpace profiles, the company's monitoring software, phishing, spyware, Wi-Fi break-ins. CAN'T A PERSON GET A L... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/23/magazines/business2/security_intro.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/23/magazines/business2/security_intro.biz2/index.htmYou're savvy. You've read lots of network security horror stories, so you've taken all the usual precautions. You've installed firewalls, password-protected your gear, and created offsite backups.Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/03/technology/social_networking_risks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/03/technology/social_networking_risks/index.htmThe majority of adults who use of social networking sites like News Corp.'s MySpace and FaceBook engage in dangerous behavior that exposes them to cybercrime, according to a survey released Wednesday.Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_easton.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_easton.fortune/index.htmWhen embattled HP chairman Mark Hurd steps before a US House panel on Thursday, he will be walking into a bipartisan buzz-saw of lawmakers worried about privacy and stunned that a company they once considered a prominent advocate of federal privacy protection for consumers would snoop on reporters and its own employees.Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/13/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/13/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmPretexting - or lying to get someone else's private information, may have unraveled the corporate kingdom of Hewlett Packard.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/12/news/companies/hp_dunn/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/12/news/companies/hp_dunn/index.htmCalifornia Attorney General Bill Lockyer may file criminal charges within a week in his investigation of tactics used by Hewlett-Packard Co. in an inquiry into boardroom leaks, a spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/10/technology/hp_board/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/10/technology/hp_board/index.htmHewlett-Packard's board of directors adjourned an emergency meeting Sunday with no statement on the fate of embattled Chairwoman Patricia Dunn.Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/technology/fastforward_hp.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/technology/fastforward_hp.fortune/index.htmIt's sad to say, but given the furor over how the HP board handled an internal leak to the press and her apparent egregious judgment, Patricia Dunn should resign as chair.Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/08/vets.data/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/08/vets.data/index.htmlSenate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday called on Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson to resign after another incident involving the loss of a computer containing personal data on tens of thousands of veterans.Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/06/technology/wifi_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/06/technology/wifi_security/index.htmThink your computer is secure when you log onto a Wi-Fi network at a major hotel?Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/25/commentary/everyday/sahadi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/25/commentary/everyday/sahadi/index.htmNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - If I borrow something of yours, then lose it or realize it's been stolen from me because I wasn't vigilant about protecting it, you'd probably expect me to do everything I could to make amends.Thu, 25 May 2006 17:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/22/pf/security_data/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/22/pf/security_data/index.htmNo one's immune from the aggravations of potential identity theft.Mon, 22 May 2006 20:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/18/identity.theft/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/18/identity.theft/index.htmlWhen Bank One notified Houston veterinarian Mike Janney that he owed $85,000 on his line of credit, he was stunned.Thu, 18 May 2006 13:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/technology/wifi_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/technology/wifi_fortune/index.htmPrivacy watchdogs are scrutinizing Google's plan to deliver free WiFi to San Francisco--and they don't like everything they're seeing.Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/commentary/everyday/sahadi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/commentary/everyday/sahadi/index.htmNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Would you ever agree to work overtime for free, indefinitely, creating profits for someone else?Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/13/pf/trusted_id/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/13/pf/trusted_id/index.htmEverybody fears identity theft but not many people do anything to prevent it from happening.Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/27/news/companies/choicepoint/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/27/news/companies/choicepoint/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission has levied the largest fine in its history against consumer data broker ChoicePoint Inc. for the company's failure to protect consumer privacy and violations of federal laws that resulted in 800 cases of identity theft.Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/news/companies/identity/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/news/companies/identity/index.htmPeople's Bank said it is notifying about 90,000 customers affected by a recently lost tape that contained personal information.Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/01/markets/scandal_sec_bizwire/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/01/markets/scandal_sec_bizwire/index.htmThe Securities and Exchange Commission charged an Estonian financial services firm and two of its employees with stealing confidential information from Business Wire and walking away at least $7.8 million in illegal profits.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/technology/personaltech/hurricanes_idtheft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/technology/personaltech/hurricanes_idtheft/index.htmHurricane victims struggling to rebuild their lives may be faced with an additional challenge: regaining their identity.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/05/technology/google_cnet/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/05/technology/google_cnet/index.htmGoogle Inc. has blacklisted all CNET reporters for a year, after the popular technology news website published personal information of one of Google's founders in a story about growing privacy concerns for the Internet search engine, according to a CNET statement.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/19/pf/security_biometrics/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/19/pf/security_biometrics/index.htmInstead of keeping countless cards and pieces of information that verify your identification, soon there may be only one thing you need: yourself.Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/18/pf/security_identity_poll/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/18/pf/security_identity_poll/index.htmA majority of Americans fear the threat of identity theft and are doing something about it, according to a recent poll conducted by Money magazine and ICR.Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/06/pf/security_bills/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/06/pf/security_bills/index.htmIf we've learned anything from the massive consumer data breaches that have been reported this year, it's this: There isn't much protecting us from having our personal information exposed, traded or stolen.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 19:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/07/01/8263140/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/07/01/8263140/index.htmOn a sunny may morning on capitol hill, power suits were hard at work spinning members of Congress. There to testify were representatives of the financial giant Visa and of data brokers Acxiom and ...Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/breach_followup/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/breach_followup/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Over 40 million card accounts potentially exposed to fraud is a big deal. But is it unusual?Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/news/master_card/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/news/master_card/index.htmOver 40 million card accounts were exposed to potential fraud due to a security breach that occurred at a third-party processor of payment card transactions, MasterCard International said last Friday.Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/07/pf/security_stoptheft3_0507/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/07/pf/security_stoptheft3_0507/index.htmNone of the businesses collecting your data want you to be a victim of ID theft. Crime is bad for business, after all. The industry simply has different priorities from yours.Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260135/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260135/index.htmThe press release was written just seven months ago, yet it already sounds quaint. "U.S. announces guilty plea in largest identity-theft case in nation's history," declared the U.S. Attorney's offi...Mon, 16 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/11/pf/security_privacyadvocate_wish/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/11/pf/security_privacyadvocate_wish/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Businesses, government agencies, private investigators and, frankly, anybody with a few dollars and a devious mind can get their hands on some of your most sensitive personal information.Wed, 11 May 2005 21:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/09/pf/security_info_profit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/09/pf/security_info_profit/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In the past four weeks alone, there have been reports of massive security breaches of over 2 million people's sensitive personal information.Mon, 09 May 2005 19:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/04/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/04/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmWe've reported to you about security breaches at ChoicePoint, Boston College, and LexisNexis. Now, the latest case of missing personal data turns out to be closer to home.Wed, 04 May 2005 15:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/02/8258485/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/02/8258485/index.htmSHAKESPEARE GOT IT wrong when his Othello said, "Who steals my purse steals trash ... but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed." Wer...Mon, 02 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/13/technology/personaltech/specter/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/13/technology/personaltech/specter/index.htmChoicePoint President Douglas Curling and LexisNexis CEO Kurt Sanford admitted that they did not immediately report security breaches to victims while they were being grilled during Senate hearings over personal identity theft.Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/12/technology/personaltech/lexis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/12/technology/personaltech/lexis/index.htmLexisNexis, which compiles and sells personal and financial data on U.S. consumers, said Tuesday that personal information on 310,000 people nationwide may have been stolen.Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/08/technology/personaltech/blogging/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/08/technology/personaltech/blogging/index.htmAdd blogging to the list of extracurricular activities in need of some protection.Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/25/news/midcaps/ChoicePoint_stock/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/25/news/midcaps/ChoicePoint_stock/index.htmThe chairman and the president of ChoicePoint -- under fire for allowing phony businesses to buy access last fall to their database of personal information on consumers -- have between them sold almost 500,000 shares of company stock for a profit of $17.6 million since November, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings.Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/23/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/23/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmHave you seen ChoicePoint in the headlines? What is it anyway? As many as 145,000 consumers may be the victims of identity theft after a company few have ever heard of exposed their personal information to criminals.Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/17/technology/personaltech/choicepoint/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/17/technology/personaltech/choicepoint/index.htmChoicePoint Inc., a national provider of identification and credential verification services, says it will send an additional 110,000 statements to people informing them of possible identity theft after a group of well-organized criminals was able to obtain personal information on almost 140,000 consumers through the company.Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/01/06/passports/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/01/06/passports/index.htmlA controversy is brewing over a U.S. State Department decision to put identification chips inside all new passport covers, a program scheduled to start by late 2005.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/17/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/17/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmMore and more Americans are skipping the mall and shopping online.Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/22/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/22/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmNearly 10 million Americans fell prey to identity thieves last year. Theft related costs to businesses totaled $48 billion in 2002 and out-of-pocket costs to individuals totaled $5 billion, according to the Federal Trade Commission.Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/03/pf/security_phishing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/03/pf/security_phishing/index.htmSomeday soon, if it hasn't happened already, you'll open an e-mail from eBay (or Citibank or Visa or another merchant or financial institution) informing you that your account has a problem. It will ask you to visit the company's Web site to straighten it out.Tue, 03 Aug 2004 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/21/cyber.theft/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/21/cyber.theft/index.htmlA Florida man was indicted Wednesday in an alleged scheme to steal vast amounts of personal information, and the Justice Department said it might be the largest illegal invasion and theft of personal data to date.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/10/technology/bc.trusted.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/10/technology/bc.trusted.reut/index.htmOnline bazaar eBay Inc. is the most trusted U.S. company for privacy, according to a new consumer study released late on Wednesday.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/03/ramasastry.spyware/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/03/ramasastry.spyware/index.htmlIn March of this year, Utah became the first state to enact new legislation addressing certain types of "spyware" -- with its Spyware Control Act. (Spyware is software that tracks a consumer's online activities, and uses the data it collects to choose targeted pop-up advertisements and other promotional messages, which are then displayed to the user.)Thu, 03 Jun 2004 16:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/technology/personaltech/japanese_future.rb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/technology/personaltech/japanese_future.rb/index.htmImagine getting home from work to be greeted by the family robot, which recognizes your voice and reminds you that you've forgotten your spouse's birthday before alerting you that the hospital has just called.Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/15/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/15/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmMore and more Americans are skipping the mall and heading online to shop. In each of the next five years, sales via the web will grow at a 19 percent clip, says Forrester Research. By 2008, consumers will spend nearly $230 billion or 10 percent of all retail sales online.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 15:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/29/312450/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/29/312450/index.htmThe personal freedoms that we take for granted in the U.S. also make more possible the acts of terrorism that have traumatized the country. As a result, an urgent conflict has emerged between the l...Mon, 29 Oct 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284627/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284627/index.htmPrivate information is there for the taking--recorded, stored, and made available to the prying eyes of marketers, corporate managers, and law enforcement officers. Your employer may already be rea...Mon, 24 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/05/01/278251/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/05/01/278251/index.htmWith more and more confidential information whipping around the Web, it's not surprising that privacy is becoming an increasingly public issue. In March, after an outcry from privacy advocates, the...Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/1999/11/01/270073/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/1999/11/01/270073/index.htmAre the words "Internet privacy" an oxymoron? Some folks think so--including Scott McNealy, CEO of hardware giant Sun Microsystems. In January, the notoriously motor-mouthed McNealy told a group of...Mon, 01 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/12/258125/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/12/258125/index.htmDriving a new Pentium III computer is like slipping behind the wheel of a souped-up Porsche. It's great to see the world whiz by, but it's questionable whether you need all this horsepower just to ...Mon, 12 Apr 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/08/01/229757/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/08/01/229757/index.htm"On each landing, opposite the lift shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. B...Fri, 01 Aug 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/05/71364/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/05/71364/index.htmEver more fearful that a virus could invade their computer systems, U.S. companies are turning increasingly to security specialists and asking for help. Cris Castro, director of information securit...Mon, 05 Dec 1988 05:01:00 EST