Wednesday, October 29. 2003
Personal Information vs. Personal Information - What's Worse?
The number, type and size of lingerie you order (As well as your name and address, but not your Credit Card #) is personal information that, when not secured correctly, can bring a $50,000 fine from the State of NewYork:
Victoria's Secret Reaches a Data Privacy Settlement
The Name, Address, Medical History (!) and Social Security numbers of 562,000 military personnel, however, are not considered to be important enough to warrant any kind of legal action in Phoenix:
Class-action TriWest lawsuit dismissed
Hooray for New York. Boo for AZ. You'd think that HIPPA would have required SOME kind of action against TriWest.
Victoria's Secret Reaches a Data Privacy Settlement
The Name, Address, Medical History (!) and Social Security numbers of 562,000 military personnel, however, are not considered to be important enough to warrant any kind of legal action in Phoenix:
Class-action TriWest lawsuit dismissed
Hooray for New York. Boo for AZ. You'd think that HIPPA would have required SOME kind of action against TriWest.
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