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FTC imposes $10M fine against ChoicePoint for data breach

mk1gti — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:41:45 -0800

FTC imposes $10M fine against ChoicePoint for data breach The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined ChoicePoint $10 million for a data breach that allowed identity thieves posing as legitimate businesses to steal social security numbers, credit reports, and other data from nearly 140,000 people. This is the largest fine ever levied by the FTC. ChoicePoint also has to set up a 'trust fund' for people victimized by identity thieves. From the article: 'As part of its agreement with the FTC, ChoicePoint will also have to submit to comprehensive security audits every two years for the next 20 years.'" BusinessWeek has additional info. Perhaps there might be hope for individual privacy after all. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.

Que pensaient-ils?

Vidiot — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:00:32 -0800

French police on Sunday ended their practice of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers' luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly ending up on a flight out of Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport.

WTF were they thinking? Isn't there a better way to train the dogs without making innocent people unwittingly carry plastique?

Run away run away!!

EmoChild — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:16:09 -0800

In other news... Bush’s security detail gallantly protects President from triple amputee. Meanwhile, a local father expresses his opinion of Bush’s foreign policy results in a more illuminating fashion.

Biometric airport security

liam — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:30:39 -0800

Buying biometrically into big brother? Privium is an IBM-backed pay service at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport that allows passengers to identify themselves by iris recognition and thus speed their way through security checks. This being the privacy-respecting Netherlands, the biometric information is not stored in a central database, but only on a card you carry with you; other countries may not be so enlightened. This could well become a standard form of identification. In the meantime, could the failure to buy this service qualify someone as a security or insurance risk?

Playmobil

azul — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 22:03:20 -0800

Start 'em young with Playmobil's Security Check-in. With conveyor belt to screen luggage and a metal detector! (Frames: Item #3172)

Dirty Money

bluno — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:25:53 -0800

"The "Brief Safe" is an innovative new diversion safe that can secure your cash, documents, and other small valuables from inquisitive eyes and thieving hands, both at home and when you're traveling. Items can be hidden right under their noses..." [via Aces]

Kerry Calls on Rice to Testify

Postroad — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 08:05:25 -0800

Kerry Calls on Rice to Testify "John Kerry said Saturday the White House is committing character assassination with its treatment of former counterterror chief Richard Clarke to avoid responding to questions about national security. Kerry also said Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's national security adviser, should testify in public before the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. "If Condoleezza Rice can find time to do '60 Minutes' on television before the American people, she ought to find 60 minutes to speak to the commission under oath," Kerry told reporters. "We're talking about the security of our country."...

Diebold protestors stand ground

XQUZYPHYR — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:47:11 -0800

"If voting could really change things, it would be illegal." More fun from Diebold: on Tuesday, two PA-based student groups announced they will engage in "electronic civil disobedience" by ignoring Diebold's demands to remove public access to leaked memos from Diebold offices, which indicate among other things "...that Diebold, which counts the votes in 37 states, knowingly created an electronic system which allows anyone with access to the machines to add and delete votes without detection."

20-year old college student calls the TSA and tells them security is below-par. Then he proves it.

skallas — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:30:52 -0800

20-year old college student calls the TSA and tells them security is below-par. Then he proves it. Taking the hacker's ethic of "exposing weakness for the greater good, law be damned" this guy did just that by planting knives and other objects with little notes admonishing the TSA. Feeling safe yet? The TSA thinks we should be.

Worms!!!!!!!!!!

archimago — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:47:51 -0800

New Phase for Sobig.f Expected to Hit Friday. Any . . . minute . . . now. . .

The RAPTOR Mark III

GriffX — Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:39:26 -0800

The RAPTOR Mark III - "The RAPTOR Mark III is the fastest and most versatile security vehicle in the world. It mounts a devastating choice of firepower as well as a comprehensive assortment of non-lethal weapons, all interchangeable and deployed through a retractable top."

You in the Hummer 2! Hold on a second... via William Gibson's blog

homeland security alerts

thedailygrowl — Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:18:09 -0800

Arizona may ignore the next Homeland Security Orange Alert "It creates incredible problems: overtime, financial, functional," said Frank Navarrete, the state's homeland security director. "It's not quite to the point where it creates havoc, but it's quite disruptive."

It's Justice Time!

eatitlive — Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:51:58 -0800

Know what time it is, Kidz? It's U.S. Department of Justice Time!

On today's show, we'll learn why Hacking is REAL BAD, and give you a chance to find out if you are a good cybercitizen. Next, we'll meet Axel, the talking drug dog, and his friends the Bomb Dog Bunch! Then, we'll check in on the ATF, for some cool science fair ideas.

And finally, just for you kids with crooks or international terrorists for parents, here's a nifty PDF coloring book (Native American version also available).

Microsoft = Megatarget.

insomnia_lj — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 11:42:55 -0800

Microsoft = Megatarget. A new worm is rapidly spreading across the Internet, functioning like a massive DDOS attack and crippling ISPs in South Korea. It's host? Microsoft SQL server. (Get yor fix on, then reboot!) What impact will it have over here, I wonder...

But Can I Bring My Spear Gun?

JoanArkham — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 04:46:33 -0800

What should I pack? According to the official list Toy Transformer Robots are OK (presumably real ones are not), but I'll have to put my throwing stars in my checked luggage.

Let's make the mall a little more surreal

jdaura — Sun, 05 Jan 2003 18:59:24 -0800

Shopping Bliss "Selected police officers were tasked to wear mascot costumes as they patrol the shopping malls in the capital to make their presence less obtrusive and more friendly." - welcome to mall security, LSD style.

mikhail — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 10:50:42 -0800

Shots Fired at the UN - So much for heightened security.

Mick — Sat, 28 Sep 2002 08:35:36 -0800

Turkish Police Seize 33lbs of Weapons-Grade Uranium. The destination of the Uranium is still under investigation but it was seized 155 miles from the Iraqi border.

jaden — Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:58:40 -0800

If you've ever flown commercially in the past 16 years, you had to answer two questions about your luggage before receiving your boarding pass. Starting today, they are no longer required since they "never prevented a bombing or hijacking."

specialk420 — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:41:24 -0800

"The national security of the United States of America has been hijacked ..." why should'nt we trust what scott ritter has to say - more than bush and his shadowy bunch of cronies?

theora55 — Wed, 24 Jul 2002 15:47:54 -0800

Does Security Trump Union Rights? It has always seemed to me that collective bargaining is a fair way for workers to create a balance of power. Do unions still have a role?

And how many rights is it okay to lose in the name of security?

mathowie — Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:16:45 -0800

Using Internet Explorer, Outlook, or Outlook Express on a PC? There's a new hack in town, ready to exploit cross site scripts like nobody's business. Do yourself a favor and disarm ActiveX on your settings.

RobertLoch — Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:29:05 -0800

How much freedom should we trade for our security? That is the title of this years Economist/Shell essay competition. The winner will receive $20,000 as well as inclusion in The Economist: The World in 2003. The closing date is August 15. Anyone feel like entering? If I can learn to write English in time I may submit an essay that takes the form of a discussion between a 68 year old Japanese American ex-internee and a 7 year old Israeli girl.

semmi — Wed, 27 Mar 2002 08:04:39 -0800

Would you fly with them? Having the information, whatever you think it proves, would you get on the plane to find out what's behind it?

laz-e-boy — Mon, 18 Mar 2002 09:48:06 -0800

Air Canada bans Salman Rushdie because "the extra security required for him to fly could mean long delays for other passengers." Extra security? You mean it isn't at maximum already?