People
NIH monitoring Internet use
Agency deploys software to track and manage Internet use for more than 41,000 employees
Digital Government
TIA spurs rejection, interest
Tech pioneer resigns Groove Networks board over involvement in TIA; many firms seek involvement
Digital Government
Beware of the watchdog
Editorial: Congress must ensure that safeguards are in place so the watchdog does not turn on its owners
Digital Government
HHS publishes HIPAA security rules
Final rule sets security standards for electronic information used in the health care industry
Digital Government
Bill aims to thwart identity thieves
Three senators re-introduce the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act
Digital Government
Senate votes to block TIA system
Amendment blocks use of the DARPA's Total Information Awareness system pending a report on privacy
People
Senator tries to cut TIA funding
Sen. Wyden seeking to cut off all money for DOD Total Information Awareness system
People
Bill would halt 'virtual bloodhounds'
Senators seek moratorium on the Total Information Awareness data-mining project
People
Groups call for halt to TIA
Watchdog groups call on Congress to end DARPA's Total Information Awareness development
People
Postal Service simplifying privacy
USPS has reorganized how it collects and shares the information it collects on customers
Digital Government
Privacy made simple for high-tech minds
New books make difficult issue more manageable
People
Privacy czar plays homeland role
Homeland Security Department privacy officer will have a tough time offsetting risk to personal privacy, observers say
Digital Government
Bill's secrecy provisions stick
Efforts by Senate Democrats to strip objectionable secrecy provisions from the homeland security bill apparently failed
People
Public still unaware of biometrics
Despite widespread media coverage of biometrics since last year?s Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a new national survey shows that only half of the general public is aware of such technologies
People
Privacy questions still loom over biometrics
Biometric technologies have expanded greatly in the past decade, especially following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Digital Government
GAO: Agencies share data despite laws
Technology is making it easier for government agencies to share information, so they are ? including details about your bank accounts, medical complaints and family lives
People
Personal data travels far
GAO report shows the range personal information can travel once it is submitted to a federal agency
Digital Government
TSA system would dig up passenger info
By late fall, airport security officers hope to begin installing systems that can instantly check the backgrounds of airline passengers
Digital Government
VA toughens security after PC disposal blunders
The VA is tightening its policy on the disposal of old computers following disclosures that PCs containing sensitive veteran info were given away.
People