| Identity Theft 101 |
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If you attend Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan or Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan you can now earn college credit in preventing identity theft.
The course was designed and is taught by Johnny May. May is a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist.
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| Retailers Urge Caution on New Legislation |
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) is lobbying lawmakers considering federal data-breach legislation to take care when drafting a the law. They do not want to be held to the same standards as financial institutions. They do not believe they should held to the same high standard.
However, their argument is a little flat as retailers collect so much information on their customers and the largest breach in history (TJX) was committed at the retail level.
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| VA Laptop One Year Later |
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It was a year ago that the loss of a laptop at the Veterans Administration had exposed hundreds of thousands of veterans to identity theft. But what was learned at what steps have been taken to prevent another breach of this kind.
Jaikumar Vijayan of Computerworld has five takeaways and the steps undertaken to correct them.
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