17 May 2012
Lawmakers urged to bring Hatch Act into the age of telework and social media - GovExec.com
By Kellie Lunney Congress should address technology and social media in current legislation that reforms the law restricting government employees from certain political activities, a panel of witnesses told House lawmakers Wednesday.
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Utah CTO takes fall for data breach - PC Advisor
By Jaikumar Vijayan | Computerworld US | 16 May 12 The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal data of about 280000 ...
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Not even fish 'n chip shops immune from leaking secrets - Sydney Morning Herald
As businesses are under no obligation to report those thefts, the number of data breaches is at least double the official number reported to the Privacy Commission, says one expert. According to consultant Marc Bown at IT security firm Trustwave, ...
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California's IHSS Program Suffers Massive Data Loss - eSecurity Planet
By Jeff Goldman | May 16, 2012 California's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program recently announced that personal data on more than 700000 providers and recipients of in-home care may have been compromised. "The breach occurred when ...
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DWP staff caught in data breaches - Public Service
Staff at the Department of Work and Pensions have been conducting unlawful and inappropriate data breaches by accessing private files, it has been reported. Almost 1000 DWP staff have been disciplined in a 10-month period for unlawfully accessing ...
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City Auto Theft Ring Investigation Lands 14 In Jail - NY1
The data was then used to obtain key codes from an employee at a Florida dealership involved in the ring. A locksmith created keys for the stolen cars, allowing the thieves to make a clean getaway without causing any damage.
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On verge of state history, Oregon golfer loses state title to scorecard violation - Yahoo! Canada Sports (blog)
The error was the result of Inglis' playing partner hastily crediting the Churchill senior with a par on the 18th hole when she actually scored a bogey, but by the time Inglis noticed her partner's mistake, she had already signed her scorecard.
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Face-sook: an open secret? - Sydney Morning Herald
Now a flag is raised when someone walks into a room and their partner's laptop is quickly closed." While the possibility of reconnecting with old flames via Facebook or Twitter has seen a rise in the number of people pursuing extramarital affairs, ...
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Who is Daniel Butts? - South County Spotlight
Butts faces 24 charges, including aggravated murder - a crime that could carry the death penalty if convicted - for his alleged slaying of Rainier Police Chief Ralph Painter outside a car stereo shop on Jan. 5, 2011. Recently released mental health ...
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Pupils' cyber-bullying film to form part of national online safety programme - Irish Examiner
By Eoin English A hard-hitting student video showing the dangers of cyber-bullying is to become part a national programme that aims to keep kids safe online. Global cloud-computing security firm, Trend Micro, announced yesterday that the video, ...
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