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EDITOR’S CORNER
By now, I’m sure you are aware that the FTC has granted yet another extension to the deadline set for companies to get into compliance with the new “Red Flags Rule”. Will there be another? Doubtful.
During outreach efforts last year, the FTC staff learned that some industries and entities within the agency’s jurisdiction were uncertain about their coverage under the Red Flags Rule. The FTC has since published materials to assist those with questions: FTC Guidance . Additionally, the FTC published a website with more resources to help businesses design and implement ID theft prevention programs: Red Flags Rule.
The FTC has delayed enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until August 1, 2009. Keep in mind; this announcement does not affect other federal agencies’ enforcement of the original November 1, 2008 compliance deadline for institutions subject to their oversight.
The FTC is certain to take action after the reprieve.
HEADLINES
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Sensitive documents found outside business.
UPDATED: 7:43 am PDT April 30, 2009
GRESHAM, Ore. — A mountain of personal information that could be used for identity theft was found in a Dumpster …. Read more here..
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Hotel Guests Become Identify Theft Victims
UPDATED: 7:30 pm CDT May 1, 2009 -
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Police said some hotels around the airport were careless with guests’ personal information, and now those guests are victims of identity theft…… Read more here.
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Virginia Health Data Potentially Held Hostage
May 4, 2009 02:05 PM
VIRGINIA — An extortion demand seeks $10 million to return more than 8 million patient records allegedly stolen from Virginia Department of Health Professions …. Read more here.
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States continue to strengthen laws to protect consumers from Identity Theft.
Review a state by state listing of guidelines here…. Read more here.
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• Bicycle stunts (don’t try these at home)
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• “Animals Are Beautiful People” (1974), a hilarious documentary on the wildlife of the Namib Desert:
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HUMOR
From one of our Twitter followers: @SkeeterHansen: I told my kids, just brush the teeth you want to keep. They brushed them all from then on.
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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. - Abraham Maslow (1908 - 1970)
Give us the tools and we will finish the job. - Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go and duct tape to make them stop. - G. Weilacher
COMPUTER TIP OF THE WEEK
ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box!
RIDDLE OF THE WEEK
Which is heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
A pound of feathers. Some would say a pound is a pound, but the fact is: Gold is a precious metal and is therefore weighed in the Troy system of measurement. This means that a pound of gold weighs only 12 oz and a pound of feathers weighs 16 oz.
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Traci Walters, Editor
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posted 13 May 2009 @ 7:11 by admin » 0 Comments
Previously Featured
By now, I’m sure you are aware that the FTC has granted yet another extension to the deadline set for companies to get into compliance with the new “Red Flags Rule”. Will there be another? Doubtful. During outreach efforts last year, the FTC staff learned that some industries and entities within the agency’s jurisdiction were [...]
