Tag Archives: Everyday Privacy and Security

Now That’s a Complaint…..

From Concurring Opinions (and elsewhere), a paper by Chris Hoofnagle “Measuring Identity Theft at Top Banks.” Hoofnagle is asking the question: How does a consumer or regulator measure the incidence of identity theft from a financial institution? In an attempt … Continue reading

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Tonight, We Dine in Utica!

So, despite a workload that would stun an ox, I still manage to read my Internet privacy stories. Like this one from Ars Technica about the University of Utica and their Secret Service data wrangling on identity theft. I click … Continue reading

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Everyday Privacy & Security Part 2: Fear Factor Authentication, or I Won’t Forget You Baby, Even Though I Should

If you are like me, or, if in fact, you are me, your online financial transacting experience has gone all Security 2.0 by the factor of WOW! Over the weekend, I had an unpleasant experience. The clerk at our local … Continue reading

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Everyday Privacy and Security: The Drug Store

After a conversation with a friend, I thought I’d cite some examples of how privacy and security impact day-to-day life. Here’s the first in the series; though I admit, dissecting the CMEA would take more effort than I have time … Continue reading

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