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Activists target U.S. surveillance system
Submitted by hitbsecnews on Sat, 2001-07-28 03:54
A group of Internet activists hopes to bring attention to the controversial U.S.-led
communications spy network Echelon with a "Jam Echelon Day." But privacy experts
say the protest as planned will have a minimal effect on the sophisticated surveillance
system.
Organizers of the cyberevent, set for Oct. 21, are encouraging the Internet community to send
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Glitch exposes student records
Submitted by hitbsecnews on Sat, 2001-07-28 02:31
A state investigation has been
ordered after college students discovered their
Social Security numbers, home addresses and
other personal information on the Internet.
The information was inadvertently leaked from
a Georgia Student Finance Commission database. Student
journalists at Southern Polytechnic University in Marietta
found 3,187 pages of personal information on thousands of
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Top US execs pressure Congress to withhold Net priacy law
Submitted by hitbsecnews on Sat, 2001-07-28 02:20
Top execs from IBM, General Motors, Amazon.com and Proctor &
Gamble put pressure on the US Congress not to draw up legislation
aimed at protecting customers' privacy while shopping online. The
companies argue they can look after people's privacy themselves.
At the sixth and last hearing on information privacy by the
sub-committee on commerce, trade and consumer protection
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Huge identity theft uncovered - Verizon and ATT cell users at risk
Submitted by hitbsecnews on Thu, 2001-07-26 21:47
Key personal data belonging to hundreds of individuals have been shared in an Internet chat room, in what one expert says could become one of the largest identity theft cases ever. The data include Social Security numbers, driver?s license numbers, date of birth and credit card information ? everything a criminal would need to open an online bank account, apply for a credit card, even create the paperwork necessary to smuggle illegal immigrants.
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FBI required to report on Net wiretaps
Submitted by hitbsecnews on Thu, 2001-07-26 04:24
The U.S. House
of Representatives approved
legislation requiring that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report
annually to Congress detailed
information about its use of the DCS
1000 e-mail and Internet
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