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Bloomberg appoints ex-IBM CEO as privacy adviser

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:39 -0400

NEW YORK - Bloomberg LP, the financial news and information service, on Friday said it has appointed Samuel Palmisano, the former CEO of IBM, as an independent adviser on its privacy and data standards.

JPMorgan asks Bloomberg for privacy breach data

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:47:10 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for JPMorgan Chase & Co. are asking financial news and data company Bloomberg LP to turn over any records it has of reporters looking up the log-in and usage data of JPMorgan employees.

Ind. court to review rape case, online comments

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:13:10 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to review a pair of cases, one that involves a school principal's failure to immediately pass along a student's report of rape and the other about expectations of privacy for commenters on news media websites.

Smartphones help patients carry medical records

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:34:33 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Hospitals and clinics are replacing paper files with sophisticated electronic health records. And although some systems can't share information with each other, which could be a serious problem in an emergency, smartphones are starting to bridge that electronic gap.

Study: Utah health breach could approach $406M

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:46:31 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A 2012 security breach that exposed the personal information of 780,000 Utah residents to hackers could cost as much as $406 million, a new study finds.

Senate chairman calls for 'Do Not Track' bill

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:51:38 -0400

WASHINGTON - Warning consumers that industry has failed to protect their privacy online, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday that he will press legislation this year that would create a universal "Do Not Track" option for consumers and penalize companies that fail to honor it.

German privacy watchdog loses Facebook appeal

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:42:26 -0400

BERLIN - A German privacy watchdog has failed in its bid to stop Facebook from forcing users to register with their real names.

MN license privacy breaches could cost millions

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:51:50 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Liability claims for improper uses of Minnesota's driver's license database could reach several million dollars.

Tech firms, others oppose Internet privacy law

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:05:13 -0400

SAN JOSE, California - A newspaper is reporting that technology firms, banks and other companies are fighting a proposed Internet privacy law that would require companies to show consumers the personal data they've collected on them and how it's being used.

Bombing probe highlights expansion of surveillance

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:08:41 -0400

As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings illustrates, getting lost in the crowd is no longer an easy feat. There are eyes - and cameras - everywhere.