White House Calls for Transparency from Data Brokers

The White House redirected attention away from the data collection efforts of the intelligence community yesterday with the release of a report that urged data brokers to be more transparent about their own data harvesting. Companies such as Facebook, Google and others make a living collecting th...

Data Breach Reports Remain Spotty, Study Finds

In a twist on Tolstoy’s famous observation that “all happy families are alike,” the Identity Theft Resource Center ITRC is warning that the public is being told that ‘all data breaches are alike,’ as corporations paint a worryingly bland portrait of breaches and other data loss incidents affectin...

Senate Listens to Data Breach Testimony

The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance heard testimony on from several witnesses yesterday regarding the proposed national data breach legislation, including Maneesha Mithal of the Federal Trade Commission FTC and Mark Bregman, CTO of Symantec. Read the full...