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| Stop Asking for My Social Security Number! Posted by Gail H at 06/16/08 03:21 PM Alaska has just enacted a strong new law to stop government and businesses from requesting, collecting, selling, or disclosing Social Security numbers unless the number is needed for certain specific purposes. Read about this new state law.
Don't live in Alaska? Tired of giving out your Social Security number? Read about what your state lawmakers could do to protect you..
To the Grad: Words of Wisdom from Consumer Advocates Posted by money mom at 06/02/08 01:16 PM Congrats graduates! Money mom would like to share a recent article that ran in the San Francisco Chronicle
which provides some money management wisdom from consumer advocates around the country.
Could your tax refund be stolen? Posted by money mom at 03/13/08 05:59 PM Stolen credit cards, stolen Social Security numbers and now stolen tax refunds? The Internal Revenue Service’s national taxpayer advocate lists ID theft among the most serious problems facing taxpayers today.
Money Mom says don’t let tax time become ID theft time Posted by money mom at 01/21/08 07:22 AM January is the month when we all receive tax information containing our social security numbers. Protect that mail and be sure it gets to you, not an identity thief.
No One Is Immune From Identity Theft Posted by Brent at 12/07/07 04:44 PM Whether you're from Malibu or Manhattan, Tacoma or Tallahassee, no one is immune from identity theft.
Gov. Schwarzenegger terminated your protection! Posted by Brent at 10/17/07 12:29 PM On Saturday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that could have protected California consumers from identity theft.
Who should decide if you get notice of a security breach? Posted by Michelle at 07/05/07 05:46 PM The federal Government Accountability Office issued a report today entitled: Personal Information Data Breaches are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identity Theft is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is Unknown. It has some troubling language suggesting a limitation on notice of security breaches based on some kind of a risk standard, such as whether misuse is reasonably possible.—which means you won’t always be told when your information has been lost or stolen.
Record Set! Posted by Michelle at 03/29/07 03:57 PM It turns out that the TJX (owners of large retailers TJ Maxx and Marshalls) data breach reported in January has set the record for the largest number of stolen credit card numbers.
Would you like that burger without the credit card fraud? Posted by Michelle at 03/12/07 06:13 PM Ruby Tuesday, the large restaurant chain, has taken a big step in avoiding having to tell customers about data security breaches since they will no longer be storing customer's credit card information.
WSJ Article: Squaring Off! Posted by Michelle at 01/29/07 12:15 PM What do two experts think about data security breach notification laws? Our own Gail Hillebrand "squared off" with Oliver Ireland, of Morrison & Foerster in today's Wall Street Journal.
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