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December 5, 2007	Governor Signs Bill to Truncate SSNs in Public Records
November 27, 2007	Bill Requires Outsourcing Notice
October 4, 2007	GAO to Study Bulk Sales of Government Information Containing Social Security Numbers
October 3, 2007	FTC To Host Social Security Number Workshop Agency Will Explore Benefits and Costs of Private Sector SSN Use
July 27, 2007	FTC Seeks Comments on the Uses of Social Security Numbers in the Private Sector Goal to Reduce ID Theft
April 24, 2007	The President's Identity Theft Task Force Releases Strategic Plan to Combat Identity Theft
March 29, 2007	Model Privacy Notice Pulbished in Federal Register
March 19, 2007	FTC Unveils Practical Suggestions for Businesses on Safeguarding Personal Information
November 17, 2006	FTC Brings Data Breach Case Company Failed to Use Reasonable Security Measures to Protect Consumers’ Data
August 4, 2006	House Committee Passes Social Security Number Protection Act
July 28, 2006	House Subcommittee Approves Law tor Protecting Social Security Numbers
April 3, 2006	Report Issued on Improving Financial Privacy Notices for Consumers
February 14, 2006	CRS Releases Report on "Data Security: Federal and State Laws"
January 25, 2006	FTC Finds Identity Theft Top Fraud [PDF]
December 6, 2005	Consumer protection issues raised over new mortgages Banking regulator concerned with payment option adjustable-rate loans
December 6, 2005	D.C. Circuit Rejects FTC Conclusion That Attorneys Are Subject to the GLBA Privacy Provisions
December 6, 2005	Mortgage Company Settles Information Security Charges FTC Alleges Customer Data Was Not Secure
November 9, 2005	House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Hearing on H.R. 3997, the "Financial Data Protection Act of 2005."
October 7, 2005	Financial Services Committee Members Introduce Comprehensive Bipartisan Consumer Data Protection Legislation
September 9, 2005	Hearing Scheduled to Examine the Preventing Identity Theft and Protecting Financial Information
June 20, 2005	Disposing of Consumer Report Information? New FTC Rule Tells How
June 16, 2005	FTC Testifies on Data Security and Identity Theft
December 21, 2004	ALTA® Urges New Jersey to Continue Using Home Addresses in the Real Property Records [PDF]
December 21, 2004	Federal Agencies Announce Final Rules on Disposal of Consumer Information
December 16, 2004	FDIC Releases Study on Identity Theft and Seeks Comments on Possible Guidance to Bankers
November 19, 2004	FTC Issues Final Regulation on Consumer Information and Records Disposal
November 17, 2004	FTC Enforces Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's Safeguards Rule Against Mortgage Companies Agency Alleges Companies Failed to Protect Customers' Personal Information
November 12, 2004	Debate Over What Constitutes Identity Theft Delaying Policy And Technology Solutions For Financial Industry to Move Forward on Issue, TowerGroup Finds It Must Recognize That Consumers / Regulators
October 21, 2004	FACT Act Alerts Coming Soon to Freddie Mac's Loan Prospector
October 10, 2004	The Search for a Privacy Test Case - [PDF] Presentation by John H. Rees at ALTA®'s Convention, October 7, 2004
August 31, 2004	FTC Seeks First Civil Penalties for Do Not Call Violations
June 15, 2004	FTC Finds Provisions of New Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Will Help Reduce Identity Theft and Help Victims Recover
June 8, 2004	Agencies Propose Rules on Disposal of Consumer Information
May 19, 2004	Federal Reserve Board Requests Information for a Study on Prescreened Solicitations or Firm Offers of Credit or Insurance
April 26, 2004	Agencies Issue Proposed Rule on Use of Medical Information for Credit Eligibility
April 6, 2004	Federal Reserve Board Proposes Fair Credit Reporting Rules Offers Model Form for Correcting Negative Information Furnished To Consumer Reporting Agencies
January 23, 2004	Identity Theft Complaints Continue to Top List; Internet Related Fraud Complaints Soar

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