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NSA Gets Congressional Green Light 31 Jul 2013 | 04:35 pm
Homeland Security has been conducting blanket data collection under the guise of national security. That information being made public has forced some people to stop scoffing at conspiracy theories an...
Teen Life Ruined by Anonymous Tipster 31 Jul 2013 | 03:16 am
I've been talking about our digital identities for a while now, but this is one of the most extreme cases I've seen where a digital identity is snagged by a stranger and used against the owner. It's d...
Surprise! State Agencies Don't Have to Comply with HIPAA 31 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
With HIPAA in place since 1986, it would be easy to believe that our medical information is safely secured at our doctor's office, the hospital, or other healthcare organization - but that simply isn'...
Mobile Banking - Protect Your Mobile Banking Apps 28 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
Cell phones, especially smartphones, have become an indispensable part of our lives. We can access anything from Facebook to our bank account at the touch of the screen. In fact, it seems these days t...
IRS Ignores HIPAA 28 Jul 2013 | 07:57 pm
Rolling out Obamacare (PPACA) seems to be the talk of the country for some time now - conservatives struggle against the new law, liberals seem to think the conservatives are intent on holding back pr...
It's Not a Matter of "If" You Will Become a Victim... 28 Jul 2013 | 07:55 pm
Guest author Stephen Ebbett, president of Protect Your Bubble, takes a look at the 2012 identity theft statistics and examines some of the trends. He also takes a moment to give us some tips to help p...
Who Has Your Information? 28 Jun 2013 | 05:59 pm
Mac McMillan sent me a post explaining the concept of "Minimal Necessary" - a term used to help guide companies in deciding what information they should be sharing with their vendors. A policy of mini...
Great News! Reinforcements Have Arrived! 28 Jun 2013 | 05:13 pm
Identity Theft Guest Author, Stephen Ebbett, takes a minute to share his perspectives on the best ways to protect ourselves from identity theft. I have to admit, I'm glad to have someone besides myse...
Guest Author Gives Welcome Insight 28 Jun 2013 | 04:30 pm
I wanted to take a moment here to introduce the newest guest author for the Identity Theft Guidesite, Stephen Ebbett, President of Protect Your Bubble. Stephen has a healthy background in the insuranc...
Oh, This is Just Too Easy 27 Jun 2013 | 11:27 pm
As a writer, the story of the DoJ seizing journalist's communications as part of a terrorist investigation, and not telling anyone took me completely by surprise. In retrospect, of course it was only ...
