privacy

  • The emphasis on transparency is creating a convergence of privacy, security, and transparency policy. Former DHS Chief Privacy Officer Hugo Teufel told me about sorting out the three challenges, and striking the right balance among…

    June 03, 2009
  • Issues of privacy can sometimes get lost in the Web 2.0 world we live in, so an advisory board for the National Institute of Standards and Technology is calling for an update to the Privacy…

    June 01, 2009
  • As most people know, President Obama spoke today about cyber-security and the White House posted the results of the 60-day top-to-bottom review of the government’s cyber-security initiatives. (I was on DC’s WTOP radio earlier today…

    May 29, 2009
  • Pharmacy giant CVS will pay the government more than $2 million after media reports that it disposed of patient information in dumpsters. The agreement follows a joint investigation by Health and Human Services and the…

    February 23, 2009
  • Document addresses safeguarding personal information

    December 08, 2008