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Norton raises CAPPS II liability fears
At a House subcommittee hearing, the Washington, D.C., delegate wonders who is liable if a CAPPS II screening keeps someone from a business meeting.
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Survey says: Privacy needs outreach
A survey from the Industry Advisory Councils finds that training and communication are cornerstones of successful privacy programs.
People
E-gov: Four measures of progress
Office of Management and Budget is required to report to Congress on agencies' progress in meeting each of the law's provisions.
Digital Government
Agencies tackle privacy policy
More than half of the 60 agencies reporting to OMB reported that they have or plan to have machine-readable privacy policies on their Web sites.
Digital Government
TSA teaches privacy
The Transportation Security Administration embarked on a series of educational programs to keep employees informed on privacy issues.
Digital Government
Animal ID cost pegged at $545M
Expense and confidentiality of information collected remain sticking points for discussions about a national system.
Digital Government
Justice could get privacy boss
The House Judiciary Committee approved a DOJ reauthorization bill that includes the creation of a senior privacy officer.
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Montana puts vehicle data online
Information from the Motor Vehicle Division is often requested by banks, credit unions, car dealers and other organizations.
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Privacy safeguard proves elusive
Agencies still just starting to design machine-readable privacy policies
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Privacy on the state side
The National Association of State CIOs released a guide to help state officials deal with common privacy challenges.
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ACLU urges halt to CAPPS II
Officials with the ACLU cited a report pointing out flaws in the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening program.
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Officials call for privacy czar
Privacy officials urged lawmakers to create a chief privacy officer position at the Office of Management and Budget to oversee federal privacy issues.
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NASCIO puts out privacy guide
It's designed to make sure state agencies' privacy policies follow the law.
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FinCEN name used in scam
Con artists masquerading as officials of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network trick e-mail users into divulging personal bank info.
People
Agencies on the path to P3P
One piece of the E-Government Act of 2002 aims to make Web site policies easier for users to understand.
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