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FDIC Proposed Reg. on Financial Privacy

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From the August 12 Federal Register:

  • Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice: Among other things, the Security Guidelines direct financial institutions to: (1) Identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external threats that could result in unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction of customer information or customer information systems; (2) assess the likelihood and potential damage of these threats, taking into consideration the sensitivity of customer information; and (3) assess the sufficiency of policies, procedures, customer information systems, and other arrangements in place to control risks.
  • Section 501(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) required the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision to establish financial institution standards for protecting the security and confidentiality of financial institution customers’ non-public personal information.
  • See also Financial Privacy: The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, from the FTC.

    • Webcams in Schools Raise Privacy Issue

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    Who’s Watching the Class? According to this USA Today article, students in Biloxi, Mississippi schools will be continuously monitored while in their classrooms, all of which are equipped with webcams whose footage is stored on PC hard drives. The data may be viewed “on virtually any Internet-connected computer.” The article also mentions the use of… Continue Reading

    Google Announces Customers for Enterprise Search

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    From Reuters: “Google, the No. 1 Web search engine in the United States….announced eight customers for its enterprise search appliance (Google Search Appliance)…that helps companies and organizations search for products and information within corporate intranets and Web sites. The company, seen by many in financial circles as an ideal candidate for an initial public offering,… Continue Reading

    GPO And National Archives Unite In Support of Permanent Online Public Access

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    From the GPO press release: “Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin and United States Public Printer Bruce R. James announced today an agreement whereby the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will ensure the documents you see today on GPO Access, the GPO web site that provides… Continue Reading

    Tide Shifting in Lawyer-Client Confidentiality?

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    This week, Jonathan D. Glater of the New York Times, authored several articles on lawyer-client confidentiality. The first article, from August 11, An Issue Of Lawyer-Client Confidentiality (linked here as reprinted on lexisOne), focuses on efforts by the IRS to obtain the identity of 600 Jenkens & Gilchrist tax clients. The second article, Bar Association… Continue Reading

    Microsoft Will Appeal $521M Patent Infringement Verdict

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    Microsoft loser in patent suit: $500 million verdict in Net case: “Microsoft was told by a jury to pay $521 million to the University of California and a Chicago-area company that claimed they invented technology used in the Internet Explorer browser.” See United States Patent 5,838,906 Microsoft Statement on Eolas Technologies Jury Verdict – Aug.… Continue Reading