Thursday, August 28, 2008
Data protection mandated: New federal law requires safeguards for records of customers, employees (Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 27--If they haven't done so already, businesses should start thinking about whether they are protecting customers' and employees' personal information from identify theft. TMCnet
Gun, stolen goods found in Cal State East Bay dorm room In the Mercedes, deputies found a .22-caliber rifle, an air rifle, a laptop computer and documents associated with identity theft linked to a Gramercy Drive burglary that occurred earlier in the day, Brown said. Oakland Tribune
Copyright Law and the Web, Part 2: Who Are the IP Police? Here, scammers infringe on company copyrights (sending bogus e-mail messages with trademarked logos and building fake Web sites) hoping that customers feel safe enough to hand over their personal information, such as credit card numbers, bank account data, or Social Security numbers. TechNewsWorld
Man sentenced to 14 years After receiving his sentence, Richard Bastian accused prosecutor Andrew Lewis of lying about what Bastian knew about Marble's alleged killer's intent to harm Marble and about Bastian's motives for committing identity theft. The Coloradoan
Transgender-death suspect faces hearing Andrade is charged with first-degree murder, felony bias-motivated crime, felony motor-vehicle theft and felony identity theft. He is accused of first beating 18-year-old Angie Zapata with his fists and then with a fire extinguisher at her Greeley apartment on July 16. Denver Post
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