The Washington Post reports today (reg. req’d) on a maverick whose crusade against the proliferation of personal data, available free and for a fee, from government and corporate sources, motivates her to post links to public records that reveal information about a range of public officials.
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Daily Archives: May 25, 2005
Are Facts Lost Underfoot in the Rush to Blog on Scandals
From the New York Times, Are Bloggers Setting the Agenda? It Depends on the Scandal. Refers to the Pew Internet and American Life Project report issued last week, “Buzz, Blogs and Beyond: The Internet and the National Discourse in the Fall of 2004.” Continue Reading
LexisNexis Hackers Claim Fun Not Profit As Motive
A Wired article reports that the anonymous youths suspected of having hacked LexisNexis claim to have acted on whim rather than with the objective to profit from the use of personal information they accessed. Continue Reading
Montana State Agencies Failed to Delete Sensitive Data From Discarded Hard Drives
AP reported that an audit revealed Montana state agencies failed to scrub the hard drives of state computers containing personal data (including social security numbers, income tax reports and medical records) prior to donating, selling and otherwise transferring their ownership. Related reference: Critical Importance of Cleaning Hard Drives When Replacing Your PC Continue Reading
