Showing posts with label identity theft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label identity theft. Show all posts

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Secret IRS policy hides identity theft from victims

Why are you here?" I asked.
The whistleblowers looked at each other and smiled.
"Because I love my country. And I just can't do this no more. It's not right," said one of the IRS workers.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Exclusive: California DMV Ordered to Overlook Identity Theft by Illegals

The policy, issued last year and effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, directs DMV investigators to overlook identity theft by applicants “who may have attempted to obtain or been issued a license or ID card previously through submission of false information.”

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Privacy breaches in VA health records wound veterans

Karen Santoro heard co-workers chattering about her psychological care in 2010.
 
An Air Force veteran and surgical services scheduler at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh hospital in Oakland, Santoro asked officials with the VA and the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the source of the gossip. It seemed to violate the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, that prohibits release of medical information.
 
Advised by her physician, Santoro begged her bosses to transfer her or let her work from home until investigators finished their work. They refused. She resigned in mid-2011, disgusted with VA's disregard of privacy laws. She is convinced that officials were retaliating against her and concerned by “inaction” by Health and Human Services, which enforces HIPAA at all health care facilities.
 
Read more at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

FYI: Copy Machines, a Security Risk?


CBS News
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