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RAIN 0527 Weekend Update: PRIVACY (4)



The Post 5/19/02
Sensitive data may be discovered
Dublin, Ireland, 19 May, 2002
Employers must prepare for the introduction of the new Data Protection Bill, expected this autumn, according to Joanne Hyde, director of the employment law unit at A&L Goodbody Solicitors.
Ireland is currently in breach of EU legislation, which dictated that the Data
Protection Bill be introduced in all EU member states by October 1998. It has yet to catch up with the practical implications of the bill for the human resource function in all companies.
http://www.sbpost.ie/story.jsp?story=WCContent%3Bid-46222


The Indianapolis Star 5/20/02
WISH finds patient data left on old computers
By Marc D. Allan
marc.allan@indystar.com
WISH 's I-Team, which has been reporting on privacy issues all month, ends the
May ratings sweep with a blockbuster series about buying used computers at a
thrift store and finding thousands of private records from a local hospital --
everything from patient diagnoses to credit-card numbers -- still on the hard drive.
The report airs at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. today and Tuesday.
http://www.starnews.com/article.php?tv20.html



LendingIntelligence.com 5/20/02
Ford Security Breach Likely to Speed Compliance with New FTC Privacy
Rule
NEW YORK, May 20 (LendingIntelligence.com) — The alleged snatching of 13,000 credit reports by hackers posing as employees of Ford Motor Credit Co. may hasten lender compliance with new Federal Trade Commission privacy regulations.
On Friday, the FTC issued a final ruling on the safeguarding of customer records and information for financial institutions. It will become effective a year after the ruling is published in the Federal Register, which is expected in the next few days, said Laura Berger, an attorney in the financial practices division of the FTC.
The ruling, part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, was announced a day after the news related to Ford Credit became public. According to a story in the New York Times, hackers had been stealing credit reports using an authorization code from Ford Credit since April 2001. The reports include personal and financial information, such as addresses, Social Security numbers, bank and credit card accounts, and ratings of creditworthiness.
http://www.lendingintelligence.com/news.ez?viewS...&Form.sess_id=845418735&Form.sess_key=1021965931



Billings Gazette 5/22/02
Editorial: Burns can help protect privacy
By JEFF GIBSON
Standard Opinion Page Editor
Sen. Conrad Burns is pushing a bill that would allow big fines on marketers who swamp Internet users with unsolicited e-mail.
Burns’ bill was unanimously approved last week by the Senate Commerce Committee and now goes to the full Senate.
Burns’ bill would require senders of unsolicited email to provide valid return e-mail addresses so recipients could give notice they want to be taken off mailing lists. The bill might offer a way to control unwanted email – if it also contains ample provision for enforcement – which means money. Giving federal regulators more to do without giving them enough money to do it is pointless.
http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/2002/05/22/build/infrastructure/burnsinet.php?nnn=5




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va