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Schwarzenegger vetoes another data protection bill
Last month, California state lawmakers approved the Consumer Data Protection Act, which would have prohibited most companies from retaining customers? credit or debit card numbers, verification codes or personal identification numbers. Under this new law, companies that accept recurring payments would be allowed to keep this information, but would be required to follow specific guidelines, [...]

Firefox stores your passwords without encryption
If you are currently using Firefox, your passwords and usernames may be easily visible to anyone with access to your computer. In Firefox, select Tools > Options > Security > Saved Passwords > Show Passwords to see all your passwords alongside usernames and web addresses. Firefox stores your passwords under the default setting. To protect [...]

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Tomorrow is ?Secure Your ID? Day
On Saturday, September 20, the Better Business Bureau will host identity theft prevention and education events at local BBB locations across the country. Bring your sensitive personal documents and they will be shredded for you on the spot. If you are interested in attending, click here for a list of participating BBBs. And if you would [...]

Inside the Internet?s Financial Black Markets ? How Identity Thieves Buy and ...
Not so many years ago, “identity theft” occurred when someone stole your purse or wallet and made purchases with your credit cards or checkbook, or impersonated you by using your driver’s license or passport. A more sophisticated identity thief might obtain your Social Security number or other personal information, perhaps by peering over your shoulder [...]

Data Breach Alert: Nearly 100,000 credit and debit card numbers stolen from F...
Forever 21 recently announced that 98,930 credit and debit card numbers have been stolen from their computers. This data breach was just one part of a larger theft of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, at least some of which were then sold online. Forever 21 customers could be at risk if [...]

Computer recycling company now shreds hard drives to prevent identity theft
James and Phil Saraiva used to run a computer recycling operation in Somerville, Massachusetts. Over the past year and half, though, they’ve shifted their focus to the destruction of hard drives. Their company, now called Corporate Destruction Solutions Inc, along with others in the “metal-shredding business” have benefited from overwhelming concern about data theft. The [...]

USB flash drives present new data theft risk
A USB flash drive containing detailed information about British military troop movements was recently found in a nightclub in Cornwall. BBC News reports that more than 120 flash drives have been lost or stolen from the Ministry of Defense since 2004, many of which contained secret or restricted information. Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report [...]

New bill forces California retailers to protect consumer data
California state lawmakers approved a bill on Sunday that will prohibit most companies from retaining customers’ credit or debit card numbers, verification codes or personal identification numbers. Companies that accept recurring payments will be allowed to keep this information, but they will be required to follow specific guidelines established by the credit card industry in [...]

Texas company uses shredded checks as packing material
While there are many proactive steps that consumers can take to help mitigate the risk of identity theft but, unfortunately, there is no way to prevent companies from making bad decisions on how they handle their customer’s personal information. Take the video below as a case in point. A small Texas specialty foods [...]