Thursday, February 23, 2012

FTC Identity Theft - Thu Feb 23, 2012


Providers: Guard against medical identity theft
FierceEMR
So providers, please come up to speed on medical identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission(FTC) has created several tools to help providers and plans deal with medical identity theft and suggests guidance to offer a patient if he or she thinks he ...
Fighting Local Identity Theft
WTVC
A nationwide identity theft summit has made it's way to Hamilton County, and it's much-needed. After all, Tennessee ranks 19th in the country for identity theft, and the state of Georgia ranks 4th. "Sometimes we see the south, and sometimes regionally ...
Utah A.G. joins protest of Google privacy changes
Salt Lake Tribune
... Google's privacy policy, complaining that they have the potential to aid identity theft and fraud. An advocacy group also filed a federal complaint saying the planned changes are deceptive and violate a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
Identity Theft Rose 13 Percent in 2011 with Help from Social Media and Smart ...
ESR NEWS
Fueled in part by the rise in the use of smart phones and social media by consumers, as well as a large number of data breaches, identity theft incidents in the United States rose by 13 percent in 2011 to affect nearly 12 million Americans, ...
Three identity theft suspects arrested on I-75
NBC2 News
Three men were arrested after a traffic stop on I-75 when deputies found 30 credit and debit cards in the names of possible victims of identity theft, according to Lee County Sheriff's Office reports. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a rented Chevy ...


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